UNDP, Government of Gambia launch 2025 Global Human Development Report

27 june 2025 - 14:14:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming’ slowdown in human development - could AI provide answers?

06 may 2025 - 07:38:43
New York, US (PANA) - The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has [...] Full text...

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‘Record high’ in UN development index masks stark disparities

13 march 2024 - 16:22:08
New York, US (PANA) - Despite record high global human development scores in 2023, disparities between the haves and the [...] Full text...

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Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Mauritius: Minister

13 september 2022 - 06:27:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Cancer is the third leading cause of death  in Mauritius, accounting for 12.8% of deaths in [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries on Human Development Index

11 december 2019 - 22:49:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries in terms of human development index (IDH) for 2019 [...] Full text...

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Human development report: Libya is 110th out of 189 countries: UNDP

09 december 2019 - 22:33:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Libya, despite its challenges, placed 110th out of 189 countries in human development index ranking, the [...] Full text...

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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

09 december 2019 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: 2014 HDR officially launched in Africa

04 august 2014 - 21:46:30
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Ivorian Presidency, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, on Monday officially launched the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNDP says poverty 'remains high' in rural areas

31 july 2014 - 22:12:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In spite of the progress made by The Gambia, poverty rate is 39.6 per cent and [...] Full text...

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'Poor countries’ voice on climate change must be heard'

03 november 2011 - 12:29:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries should play an active role to ensure that their views on climate [...] Full text...

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Human development: Libya tops in Africa

28 january 2011 - 20:37:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya has been ranked first in Africa and fifth in the Arab world in the 2010 [...] Full text...

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Kenya shuts down top power station

30 june 2009 - 17:53:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan authorities have shut down the country's main hdr o-electricity generating station, citing prolonged drought. [...] Full text...

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