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Africa Makes Major Gains in Improving Lives
Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major UN report.But while most African countries have made major gains, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe are the only three countries in the world in which people's situation has worsened over the period.
East African Community member states have made good progress in increasing access to primary education.
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Africa: Developing World Scores on Health, Wealth and Education
IPS, 5 November 2010
When the Human Development Report (HDR) was introduced back in 1990, it broke new ground, arguing that national development should be measured not simply by income alone but also… Read more »
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Africa: Continent Makes Major Gains in Improving People's Lives, Says UN Report
allAfrica, 4 November 2010
Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major United Nations report published today. But while most African… Read more »
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Africa: UN Report Analyses Gains, Setbacks in African Development
UNDP, 4 November 2010
An excerpt from the 2010 Human Development Report dealing with Africa: Read more »
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4 November 2010
Human Development Index 2010 - All the Tables
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- United Nations Development Programme
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Country-by-country details of the Human Development Index and its components. see more »
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4 November 2010
2010 Human Development Report
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- United Nations Development Programme
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Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major United Nations report published ... see more »
