Under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Basma Bint Talal
Local launch of Human Development Report 2007/2008, next Sunday
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jordan will locally launch the Human Development Report 2007/2008 next Sunday, 16 December 2007.
The event will be under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Talal, UNDP Honourary Human Development Ambassador.
In addition to the keynote address by H.R.H, the event will include statements by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Suhair Al Ali, Minister of Environment, Khaled Al Irani and the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Mr. Luc Stevens.
Entitled “Fighting Climate Change: Human solidarity in a divided world” this 2007/2008 report considers climate change as the defining human development challenge of the 21st century. It focuses on the poor and the politics needed to protect them from climate change and argues that progress made in recent years in human development is being threatened by climate change.
The human Development Report (HDR) is an independent report commissioned by UNDP and produced by a selected team of leading scholars and development practitioners.
The HDR was first introduced in 1990 by UNDP with a single goal to put people at the centre of development process in terms of economic debate, policy and advocacy. Each year the report focuses on a highly topical theme in the current development debate, providing path-breaking analysis and policy recommendations.
The HDR is also known of its Human Development Index (HDI) which ranks countries based on their achievements according to three socio-economic factors –life expectancy, adult literacy and per capita income.
For further information, please contact Ms. Amal Tartir, UNDP Media Associate at tel. (+962 6) 5668171 ext. 207