UNDP: VN joins high human development category group
VGP – Viet Nam has been listed in the group of countries with high human development for the first time, but this remarkable progress has been accompanied with relatively high pressures.
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These are among the key findings of the 2020 Human Development Report “The next frontier – Human Development and the Anthropocene,” released on December 16 by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Viet Nam in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Viet Nam’s HDI value for 2019 is 0.704, putting the country in the high human development category and positioning it at 117 out of 189 countries and territories.
In the 1990 – 2019 period, the country’s HDI value increased by almost 46%, which is among the highest HDI growth rates in the world.
Viet Nam has also been performing well in terms of gender equality. With the Gender Development Index (GDI) value of 0.997, it ranks 65th out of 162 countries and is the highest among five country groups.
UNDP Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen praised Viet Nam for embarking firmly on people-centered development and prioritizing human development and equality in its socio-economic development strategies and plans.
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong praised the Human Development Index (HDI) report for introducing a new experimental index on human progress.
As one of countries badly hit by climate change, Viet Nam will have additional orientation foundation to issue and implement policies in response to environmental pollution and climate change, Mr. Phuong added./.
By Kim Loan
