Human Development Report 2011

The UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME The UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. They are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and their wide range of partners. Every year since 1990, the UNDP has commissioned the Human Development Report by an independent team of experts to explore major issues of global concern.

• Overview Why Sustainability and Equity? Patterns and Trends Tracing the Effects - Understanding the Relations Positive Synergies - Winning Strategies for the Environment, Equity and Human Development Rising to the Policy Challenges Statistical Annex