Landmark UN report shows dramatic gains in human development

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United Nations, New York, 4 November 2010 - The majority of developing countries have made dramatic but underestimated gains in health and education in recent decades, although severe inequalities within and between countries remain, according to the United Nations flagship report on comprehensive human development, which was released today.
The Human Development Report, issued annually by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), assesses the state of human development on the basis of health, education and income indicators, as an alternative to purely macroeconomic assessments of national progress.

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