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2.2 billion people are poor or near-poor, warns2014Human Development Reporton vulnerability and resilience

Calls for universal provision of basic social services, and stronger policies for social protection and full employment to advance and secure development progress     Tokyo, 24 July 2014 —Persistent vulnerability threatens human development, and unless it is systematically tackled by policies and social norms, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable. This is the …

“The Rise of the South” – Continuing the global conversation.

Panel discussions, launch seminars and other events spotlighting the 2013 Human Development Report have continued around the world in recent weeks, with the conversations hosted by an impressively wide range of public and private institutions. Especially notable was the 2013 HDR panel discussion on May 22nd at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. Led …