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Baku hosts presentation of UNDPâ€™s 20th anniversary Human Development Report

04 November 2010 09:08 (UTC +04:00)

â€œThe Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Developmentâ€ report has been launched by Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan and UNDP.
The first Human Development Report in 1990 opened with the simply stated premise that has guided all subsequent Reports: â€œPeople are the real wealth of a nation.â€ By backing up this assertion with an abundance of empirical data and a new way of thinking about and measuring development, the Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. This 20th anniversary edition features introductory reflections by the Nobel Prizeâ€“winning economist Amartya Sen, who worked with series, founder Mahbub ul Haq on the conception of the first Human Development Report and contributed to and inspired many successive volumes. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the first time since 1990, the Report looks back rigorously at the past several decades and identifies often surprising trends and patterns with important lessons for the future. These varied pathways to human development show that there is no single formula for sustainable progressâ€”and that impressive long-term gains can and have been achieved even without consistent economic growth. Looking beyond 2010, this Report surveys critical aspects of human development, from political freedoms and empowerment to sustainability and human security, and outlines a broader agenda for research and policies to respond to these challenges.
Among 169 countries inclosing by the report Azerbaijan has achieved the most rapid progress. Azerbaijan was on the 105th place in 2005, it rose up to the 67th place in 2010. So, Azerbaijan has left â€œMedium Human Developmentâ€ category and entered â€œHigh Human Developmentâ€ category of countries such as Brazil, Turkey and Malaysia.
Human Development Index of Azerbaijan increased 27 % between 1995-2010 years and rose from 0,563 to 0,713. During this period life expectancy at birth increased 5 years, education - 3 and GDP per capita â€“ 338 %.
MPs, ministers and public figures attended the meeting.