UNDP invites you to the first Future of Development public conversation between Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, and Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator.
Amartya Sen introduced the concept of development of freedom. He was also, along...
India's Human Development Index (HDI) value rebounded in 2022, rising from 0.633 to 0.644, placing the country in the medium human development category. Additionally, India has made progress in reducing gender inequality, with a Gender Inequality Index (GII) value...
A World of Worry, a World of Hope
UNDP
Flux is normal. Throughout history humans have struggled with plagues, war, and political upheaval.
Yet our present uncertain times are different in unprecedented ways. If we don’t feel that our lives are...
The United Nations has achieved a significant feat by completing the safe transfer of oil from the FSO Safer supertanker located off Yemen's Red Sea coast. This successful operation has effectively thwarted the immediate threat of a potential massive...
By ULRIKA MODÉER and TSEGAYE LEMMA
We are learning every day how quickly our world can change. New challenges are coming faster and with more severity, but each underscores the same reality: that we are all connected.
The world was clinging...
The 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index Report "Unpacking deprivation bundles to reduce multidimensional poverty" finds that reducing poverty at scale is possible and unveils new 'poverty profiles' that can offer a breakthrough in development efforts to tackle the interlinked aspects of poverty.
The...
