This concept paper contributes to the broader thinking underway for the 2026 Human Development Report, which will explore ...

Universalism is at the core of the human development approach. Human freedoms must be enlarged for all human beings—not a few, not the most, but all, in every corner of the world—to be able to realize ...

Since its introduction in the first Human Development Report in 1990, the Human Development Index (HDI) has attracted great interest in policy and academic circles, as well as in the media and ...

AHDR 2002 challenged the Arab world to overcome three cardinal obstacles to human development posed by widening gaps in freedom, women’s empowerment and knowledge across the region. Looking at ...

The Human Development Report Office (HDRO) is pleased to inform that the 2014 Human Development Report 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience' was launched in Tokyo ...

Note: Data presented here were used in the preparation of the 2025 Human Development Report, released on 6 May 2025. Data used in these indices and other human development indicators included here are ...

An interactive data visualization summary of achievements in human development for 193 countries and territories, across human development indices including the HDI and complementary measures that ...

Explore the wealth of human development data and insights from around the world, including the Human Development Index (HDI), the complementary composite indices on gender gaps, inequality, poverty, ...

The 2021/22 HDR Advisory Board. The 2021/22 HDR Advisory Board is co-chaired by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Singapore; and Michèle Lamont, ...

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The Human Development Index ...

Global Reports Human Development Report 2021-22 Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World. The 2021/2022 Human Development Report unites and extends discussions from ...