While Cambodia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region have made significant stride in improving human development, persistent disparities remain a challenge, according to the UN Development ...

India has overtaken Pakistan in the latest Human Development Index (HDI) rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for 2025, reflecting a growing disparity in socio-economic ...

Iran’s score has improved from last year’s 0.780 to 0.779 this year. The country ranks 75 out of 193 countries and territories, placing it in the “High Human Development” category. Between 1990 and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The lack of job security and the high exposure to climate and disaster risks are seen as challenges to the country’s economic growth and human development, making it necessary to ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nepal, in collaboration with Nepal Economic Forum, launched the global 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) titled "A Matter of Choice: People and ...

CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the United Nations Development Programme ...

Human Development Index (HDI) 2025 Ranking List: According to the most recent UNDP 2025 Human Development Report, trade tensions, growing debt crises, and unemployment in a variety of industries are ...

(UNDP) For 30 years, the Human Development Index (HDI) showed a consistent increase in development progress and a decrease in inequality. Although the crises of 2020-2021 disrupted this trend, last ...

Human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown according to a new report released Tuesday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Instead of seeing sustained recovery ...

In this Q&A, UNDP chief digital officer Robert Opp outlines why A.I. cannot be assumed to deliver benefits equally, how its ...