United Nations Human Development Report 2020 released; What is UNHDR? What is India s position? An explainer Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 19:11 IST
The UNDP Human Development Index ranking 2020 is out. India has slipped a spot to 131. What does the UN Development Index measure? Here s an explainer. United Nations Human Development Report 2020
The 2020 Human Development Report is released. Though India slipped to 131, a step lower than the year before, the UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda has praised India s commitment to reduce carbon emissions and said that India can help other nations too.
The UN has highlighted the unnatural pressures on humans and governments this year due to the COVID-1 pandemic that began in Wuhan, China late last year and spread across the world.
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
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