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The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could...

Over the 15 years since the country’s last National Human Development Report (NHDR) was published, Ethiopia has undergone significant economic and social changes and has recorded some of the highest...

This official record presents the decisions adopted by the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation at its eighteenth session.

These guidelines have been developed to assist policymakers and national/local government officials, development practitioners, civil society organizations, research and financial institutions...

The publication presents the Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services on its Work...

This report addresses the development challenges facing young people in the Arab region. The current young generation is the largest this region has had over the past 50 years, making up 30% of its...

The new report is based on surveys conducted in more than 3,000 households in south central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland. It reveals that although the majority of Somali youth believe they have a...

This report on Costa Rica’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...

The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of UNDP in partnership with the Royal Thai Government (RTG) organized the 4th International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) which took place...

Twenty five years ago the first Human Development Report in 1990 began with a simple notion: that development is about enlarging people’s choices—focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather...

The 2015 Human Development Report explores how work can enhance human development, given that the world’s workforce is changing rapidly, and even with progress, significant human development...

This report takes a broad view of the link between work and human development. Work is a critical tool for economic growth and security, poverty reduction and gender equality. It enables full...

Twenty five years ago the first Human Development Report in 1990 began with a simple notion: that development is about enlarging people’s choices—focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather...

The 2015 Human Development Report explores how work can enhance human development, given that the world’s workforce is changing rapidly, and even with progress, significant human development...

Official records of the Report of the High-Level Committee on the South-South Cooperation. Seventeenth Session (22-25 May and 12 September 2012)

Over the last decades, most countries have improved levels of human development. But progress maybe slowing as uncertainty intensifies globally. This report examines vulnerabilities that endanger...