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Covid-19 Has Exposed Inequalities in Short Time; Human Should Work With Nature: UNDP Report FOLLOW US ON: The COVID-19 pandemic took little time to expose the inequalities as well as weaknesses in social and economic systems, which call for a greater need to work with and not against the nature, the UNDP said in a report launched on Wednesday. The pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world but unless humans release their grip on nature, it will not be the last, according said the 2020 repor...

Barely one in five Indians in the labour force is “skilled” according to the just released Human Development Report (HDR) 2020. With the figure at 21.2%, India is 129th among 162 countries for which this data is available. The countries closest to India in sharing this dubious distinction are Ivory Coast, Sudan, Liberia and Cameroon, most of which are classified in the low human development category. Others with similar level of skill in their labour force are mostly in sub-Saharan Africa....

India’s HDI Rank Slips to 131, Still Gets Lauded by UNDP Last year, India’s HDI ranking was 129. Comments Indias Human Development Index, or HDI, position has marginally dropped after improving last year. In the latest UNDPs HDI ranking, India stands at 131. Last year, Indias ranking was 129. The Human Development Report (HDR) is UNDPs annual assessment of the state of human development worldwide and includes the HDI, which measures individual countries progress. However, UNDP officials sa...

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020 03:55 PM MYT BY SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM The report titled ‘The Next Frontier: Human Development in the Anthropocene’ provided details on how Malaysia has developed over the last 30 years. — Picture by Hari Anggara Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its Human Development Report 2020 earlier today, which saw Malaysia scoring 0.810 in th...

India’s scramble to create more beds when Covid struck is not surprising considering the fact that there are only 12 countries which fare worse than India when it comes to bed availability. India has just five beds for 10,000 Indians. The just released Human Development Report 2020 showed that out of 167 countries, India would rank 155th on bed availability. The countries with fewer beds to population ratio than India included Uganda, Senegal, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Nepal and Guatemala. ...

5 hospital beds/10k population: India ranks 155th in 167 © Provided by The Times of India India’s scramble to create more beds when Covid struck is not surprising considering the fact that there are only 12 countries which fare worse than India when it comes to bed availability. India has just five beds for 10,000 Indians. The just released Human Development Report 2020 showed that out of 167 countries, India would rank 155th on bed availability. The countries with fewer beds to population ...

Pakistan’s HDI falls 2 notches to 154th position National December 16, 2020 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ranking on Human Development Index (HDI) fell two notches and stood at 154th position in accordance with the 2020 report out of total 189 countries. Pakistan’s ranking stood at 152nd position last year but now it fell to 154th position. The country’s ranking remained lower than all comparable economies and only Afghanistan fell below than Pakistan and its ranking stood at 169th position. ...

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020 03:46 PM MYT BY SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin says the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, which has been affected by the massive orders placed by richer, more advanced countries, symbolises the lack of global solidarity and inequity. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Minister of Science, Technology and Inn...

Countries still far from achieving sustainable development Reliance on fossil fuels is putting the planet under increasing pressure. Keystone / Larry W. Smith The latest United Nations Human Development Report has found that countries, including Switzerland, still struggle to achieve high levels of human development without straining the planet. This content was published on December 16, 2020 - 11:00 December 16, 2020 - 11:00 Luigi Jorio A journalist from Ticino resident in Bern, I write on sc...

File picture The UAE has been ranked first in the Arab world by the Human Development Report 2020 issued by the United Nations Development Programme. Out of a total of 189 countries, the UAE is now placed at 31, a rise of four places from last year’s study. The Human Development Index is a statistic composite of life expectancy, education (Literacy Rate, Gross Enrollment Ratio at different levels and Net Attendance Ratio), and per capita incom...