UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) – The writer is UN Assistant Secretary General and Director, UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support2022 is a decisive year for all of us as recovery prospects remain highly uncertain.
Global human development has witnessed a decline for the first time since the measurement began in 1990. As UNDP’s new Special Report on Human Security also reveals, 6 in 7 people worldwide are plagued by feelings of insecurity.

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