Planning the opportunities for youth

The Human Development Report (HDR), pioneered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1990, has been appearing annually for more than a quarter century to aid planners, policymakers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and social analysts in their decision-making and research. The first HDR introduced the holistic approach to the measurement of human development through a composite index known as the human development index (HDI). The HDI encapsulates the capabilities approach promoted by Amartya Sen to understand human well-being. The approach is based on key capabilities measured by proxies of the access to three achievements of development, namely, health care, education and a decent standard of living. The human development approach is focused on people and their opportunities and choices, and it provides baseline information about expanding the richness of human life, rather than simply the richness of economies. The legacy of the HDRs resides in their consistent effort to highlight the importance of human choices in development and to create effective ways of measuring the results of these choices.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Good Health and Well-Being

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions