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crossed United nations In the indicator report Afor human development About her fear that it will lead The war in Ukraine to exacerbate the situation, according to the agency "AFP".
For the first time since its adoption thirty years ago, the Human Development Index, which takes into account life expectancy, education and standard of living, declined for two years in a row, in 2020 and 2021, and returned to what it was in 2016, the United Nations Development Program said in its report.
He explained that this "massive retreat" It includes more than 90 percent of the world’s countries.
The head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner, said: "This means that we die earlier, that we are less educated and that our income decreases".
He stressed that "With these three criteria, you can get an idea of why people start to feel hopeless, frustrated and worried about the future".
While the index has been rising continuously for decades, it returned in 2021 to the level it was in 2016. "erased" That’s years of development.
The main reason is COVID-19, along with the increasing weather disasters and crises that are piling up without giving the population time to catch their breath.
Steiner confirmed "We have experienced disasters before and conflicts occurred before, but the combination of what we are facing today represents a major setback for human development.".
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crossed United nations In the indicator report Afor human development About her fear that it will lead The war in Ukraine To exacerbate the situation, according to the agency “Agence France Presse”.
For the first time since its adoption thirty years ago, the Human Development Index, which takes into account life expectancy, education and standard of living, declined for two years in a row, in 2020 and 2021, and returned to what it was in 2016, the United Nations Development Program said in its report.
He explained that this “massive decline” includes more than 90 percent of the world’s countries.
“This means that we die earlier, that we are less educated and that our incomes go down,” said UNDP chief Achim Steiner.
“Through these three criteria, you can get an idea of why people are starting to feel hopeless, frustrated and anxious about the future,” he stressed.
While the index has been rising continuously for decades, in 2021 it returned to the level it was in 2016 “erasing” years of development.
The main reason is COVID-19, along with the increasing weather disasters and crises that are piling up without giving the population time to catch their breath.
“We have experienced disasters before and there have been conflicts before, but the combination of what we are facing today represents a major setback for human development,” Steiner stressed.