Human Development Report 2023-24: Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world.

The Human Development Index, or HDI, is probably the second most-used measure of a country’s development, after GDP. It uses a variety of indicators and gauges progress in terms of societal outcomes, including a healthy life (life expectancy index), knowledge (education index) and a decent standard of living (GNI index). Released by the UNDP every two years, the Human Development Report (HDR) benchmarks gains made by countries in terms of HDI. The 2024 edition of the report shows that while the global HDI is rising again, inequalities are growing between the countries at the top and bottom of the index. Mismanagement of cross-border dependencies has been shown to be at the root of many contemporary challenges.