The report revealed that affluent countries are experiencing unprecedented levels of growth, while half of the world's poorest nations have failed to regain their pre-pandemic progress. This article ...

THE PHILIPPINES jumped five spots in the latest Human Development Index, but remained one of the laggards in Southeast Asia, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said. Read the full story.

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 ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam is the fifth highest in the East and South-East Asian region in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) but dropped two ...

UNITED NATIONS, United States — A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled ...

The United Nations Human Development Index 2021–22, issued on September 8, 2022, ranked India 132 out of 191 nations. India slipped from last year's ranking by one rank ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranks 113th for the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010, the same as last year, according to the UNDP’s Human Development Report released on November 9. VietNamNet Bridge ...

n an age when development is charted through graphs, forecasts and statistics, the dominance of quantifiability as the cornerstone of societal progress is nearly unchallenged. From GDP to literacy ...

In Manila’s bustling streets, a man guides his wooden cart through Laong Laan Street and Lacson Avenue, offering budget-friendly household items to support his family. This scenario embodies the ...

In an era marked by a decisive shift in global geopolitics, with Asia emerging as a dominant economic force, Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture. Scheduled to graduate from the Least Developed ...