Human Development Report

The Human Development Report is an annual report published by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme, launched for the first time in 1990 by Mahbub ul Haq and Amartya Sen. The report explores different themes through the human development approach, placing people at the center of the development process and presents an updated set of indices, including the Human Development Index, which measures average achievement in basic dimensions of human development across countries. The reports are ensured of editorial independence and have an extensive influence on the development debate worldwide, inspiring national and regional analyses and presenting key development statistics. The report's history dates back to 1990, with the goal of providing choices and freedoms resulting in widespread outcomes, and has since been formally recognized as an independent intellectual exercise and an important tool for raising awareness about human development.learn more on wikipedia