A new ‘uncertainty complex’ is unsettling lives and has already reversed the gains of five years of human development at the global level, says the latest United Nations Human Development Report 2021-22. Published annually since 1990, the UNDP HDR has become the global conscience keeper, reminding policymakers and political leaders around the world that an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) is not the only or the most pertinent indicator of progress. Rather, human progress should be tracked by considering improvements in the educational and health status of. . .
