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UNDP report: 9 out of 10 countries show a decline in the level of human development, where Albania ranks

Politiko 2022-09-12 09:31:42

UNDP report: 9 out of 10 countries show a decline in the level of human

The latest Human Development Report , published today by UNDP, shows that for the first time in 32 years the Human Development Index (HDI), which assesses the level of health, education and living standards of a nation, has suffered decline at the world level for two years in a row.

According to the report, human development has fallen to 2016 levels, reversing much of the progress made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

This reversal is almost universal, with 90% of countries reporting declines in their EI values in either 2020 or 2021, and more than 40% reporting declines in both years, signaling that for many countries the crisis is still deepening.

The EI value for Albania for 2021 is 0.796 - a value that places the country in the High category of human development - ranking it in 67th place out of 191 countries and territories.

Regarding the Gender Inequality Index that reflects gender-based inequality in three dimensions – reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market, Albania ranks 39th out of 170 countries.

While some countries are beginning to recover, this recovery is uneven and piecemeal, further deepening inequalities in human development. Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have been particularly hard hit.

The last two years have had a devastating impact on billions of people around the world, as the crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine followed each other and interacted with radical social and economic changes, dangerous changes in the planet and massive increase in polarization.

"The world is trying to respond to successive crises. We've noticed with the cost of living and energy crises that while it's tempting to focus on quick fixes like hydrocarbon subsidies, quick-relief tactics are delaying the long-term systemic changes we need to make," said Achim Steiner . , Administrator of UNDP.

The report examines why the needed change is not happening and suggests that there are many reasons for this, including how uncertainty and polarization feed off each other to prevent the solidarity and collective action we need to tackle crises across the board. levels.

"Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we were noticing the twin paradoxes of developing insecurity and polarization. Today, with a third of people worldwide feeling stressed and less than a third of the world's people trusting others, we face major obstacles to adopting policies that work for people and the planet ," said Achim Steiner.

To chart a new course, the report recommends implementing policies that focus on investment - from renewable energy to pandemic preparedness as well as insurance - including social protection - to prepare our societies for the ups and downs of an uncertain world.