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Human Development Report (2005)

International Cooperation at a Crossroads: Aid, trade and security

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Publication Date: 2005
Author/Publisher: UNDP
Language: English
ISBN: 0-19-530511-6

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The Human Development Report 2005 takes stock of human development, including progress towards the MDGs. Looking beyond statistics, it highlights the human costs of missed targets and broken promises. Extreme inequality between countries and within countries is identified as one of the main barriers to human development—and as a powerful brake on accelerated progress towards the MDGs.