"MAHBUB UL HAQ"

The soon to be launched Human Development Report says that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of three countries in the world that has suffered setbacks in development since 1970. Plagued by corrupt governance, life threatening diseases and two decades of brutal civil war, the country's average income has plunged by two-thirds over the last four decades. UNDP

Most developing countries made dramatic yet often underestimated progress in health, education and basic living standards in recent decades, with many of the poorest countries posting the greatest gains, according to Human Development Report 2010 to be released Thursday in New York. In rural Kenya, great progress has been made in health and education. UNDP

An Inuit activist whose tireless advocacy has raised global awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on Arctic communities received a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the United Nations yesterday. UNDP

A 53-year-old Inuit activist whose advocacy has raised global awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on the Arctic communities will be presented today with a prestigious lifetime achievement award by the United Nations. UNDP

HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal of Jordan meets with UNDP Administrator Kemal Darvis in New York before selecting the winners of the 2007 Human Development Awards. UNDP

Michael Littlejohns interviews Mahbub ul Haq, Special Advisor to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for World Chronicle program 600.

Michael Littlejohns interviews Mahbub ul Haq, Special Advisor to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for World Chronicle program 555.

Michael Littlejohns interviews Mahbub Ul Haq, Special Advisor to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for World Chronicle program 508.

Michael Littlejohns interviews Mahbub ul Haq, Special Advisor on Human Development to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for World Chronicle program 463.

Michael Littlejohns interviews Mahbub ul Haq, Special Advisor to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for World Chronicle program 431.