In 2014 .... We launched the 2014 Human Development Report "Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building resilience" 
On 24 July, at the United Nations University Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark and the former Director of the UNDP Human Development Report Office, Khalid Malik, launched the 2014 Human Development Report "Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience". The 2014 Human Development Report identified 2.2 billion people as poor or near-poor (see the Multidimensional Poverty Index). It takes the view that the eradication of poverty is not just about 'getting to zero'; it is also about protecting such achievements. Vulnerability threatens human development and, unless it is systematically addressed, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable. |
 Dr. Gro Harlem received the Mahbub ul Haq Award for her outstanding contribution to human development The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented the Mahbub ul Haq Award for Human Development to Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, the first woman Prime Minister of Norway and currently Deputy Chair of The Elders. The award is given to an eminent personality who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and contributions to human development world-wide. |
 And in case you missed them... these were the most popular #HDialogues in 2014 Getting serious about Happiness by Jon Hall March 20, the 3rd UN International Day of Happiness, marked a flurry of activity and articles around the world on the importance of happiness - or subjective wellbeing - to individuals, businesses and policy-makers. The Data Revolution for Human Development by Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office A World That Counts, the report by the UN Secretary General's Data Revolution Group, was released yesterday. And it might come as no surprise that the report has strong links with UNDP's Human Development Report Office. Social Values, Employment and Human Development by Andrew Fischer After years of neglect, the theme of employment has returned to the forefront of the international development agenda, following on the heels of the global financial crisis and its aftermath.Youth and vulnerability in a global perspective by Abby Hardgrove More often than not, youth come to our attention as a result of their association with crisis-be it a crisis of unemployment, of involvement in violence, or susceptibility to early parenthood or sexually transmitted infections and disease.Changing the way we age By Asghar Zaidi While our lives are all different, we share stages of life that are common to all of us. Rowntree was amongst the first to formalise the concept of the life cycle of poverty, and its economic and social challenges, from early childhood (when economic dependency is a given) to when we are too old to work (and thus at risk of poverty). |
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