From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Human Development Reports</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hdro.web@undp.org">hdro.web@undp.org</a>></span><br><br><h4>Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report</h4>
<p>The 2013 Human Development Report – "The Rise of the South: Human
Progress in a Diverse World" – will be launched on 14 March in Mexico
City by President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and UNDP Administrator
Helen Clark.</p>
<p>The 2013 Human Development Report examines the profound shift in
global dynamics driven by the fast-rising new powers of the developing
world and its long-term implications for human development. China has
already overtaken Japan as the world's second biggest economy while
lifting hundreds of millions of its people out of poverty. </p><br><p>India is reshaping its future with new entrepreneurial creativity and
social policy innovation. Brazil is lifting its living standards
through expanding international relationships and antipoverty programs
that are emulated worldwide.</p>
<p>But the "Rise of the South" analyzed in the Report is a much larger
phenomenon: Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, Indonesia and many
other developing nations are also becoming leading actors on the world
stage. The 2013 Human Development Report identifies more than 40
countries in the developing world that have done better than had been
expected in human development terms in recent decades, with their
progress accelerating markedly over the past ten years. The Report
analyzes the causes and consequences of these countries' achievements
and the challenges that they face today and in the coming decades.</p>
<p>Each of these countries has its own unique history and has chosen its
own distinct development pathway. Yet they share important
characteristics and face many of the same challenges. They are also
increasingly interconnected and interdependent. And people throughout
the developing world are increasingly demanding to be heard, as they
share ideas through new communications channels and seek greater
accountability from governments and international institutions.</p>
<p>The 2013 Human Development Report identifies policies rooted in this
new global reality that could promote greater progress throughout the
world for decades to come. The Report calls for far better
representation of the South in global governance systems and points to
potential new sources of financing within the South for essential public
goods. With fresh analytical insights and clear proposals for policy
reforms, the Report helps charts a course for people in all regions to
face shared human development challenges together, fairly and
effectively.</p>
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