Rapports sur le d��veloppement humain - Programme des Nations Unies pour le d��veloppement (PNUD)

The aim of the Report is two-fold: to inform and to motivate. It has inspired the need for in-depth research focused on problems that society is facing during this period of transition. Among such problems are poverty, social exclusion, suicide, territorial disparities in human development ,improving social and regional statistics and many others.

Lithuania - 2000

The two main themes of this report are poverty and gender equality. The findings concerning poverty point to many disturbing trends: almost 11 percent of the population lives below the minimum subsistence level and the unemployment rate continues to increase, reaching 20 percent in 1999. This is increasing poverty, social exclusion and marginalization of many social groups in Slovakia, especially the Roma population. The report discusses measures for both combating the causes of poverty an...

Slovak Republic - 2000

The report does a good job of relating the concept of human development to the particularities of the Kuwaiti case. Information is provided on the size and resources of the country, population trends, and the social and economic system. Moreover, quotations from the Kuwaiti constitution clearly establish government policy priorities.

Kuwait - 1999

Cape Verde - 1999

The report underlines the effects of the long lasting internal conflict on the evolution of human development. The analysis draws attention to the differences at the national and regional levels and between men and women.

Colombia - 1999