The Human Development Report (Website), published annually by the UNDP since 1990, assesses the performance of countries and ranks them using life expectancy at birth, adult literacy rate, per capita income, human resource development and basic needs such as freedom and dignity as indicators. Ghana, this year, moved five places up the Human Development Index from its 133rd position last year, to 129th. Norway is ranked first with Sierra Leone as the lowest at the 173rd position.
This year's report identifies politics as a key factor in the attainment of sustainable development and emphasises democratic governance as an essential tool for the prevention of famine and genocide and for the creation of conditions necessary for sustainable human development.
UN Index of best places to live in 2002 are as follows:
1. NORWAY 2. SWEDEN 3. CANADA 4. Belgium 5. Australia 6. USA 7. Iceland 8. The Netherlands 9. Japan 10.Finland
UN Index of WORST places to live in 2002 are as follows:
169. BurkinaFaso 170. Mozambique 171. Burundi 172. Niger 173. Sierra Leone.
The Human Development Report (Website), published annually by the UNDP since 1990, assesses the performance of countries and ranks them using life expectancy at birth, adult literacy rate, per capita income, human resource development and basic needs such as freedom and dignity as indicators. Ghana, this year, moved five places up the Human Development Index from its 133rd position last year, to 129th. Norway is ranked first with Sierra Leone as the lowest at the 173rd position.
This year's report identifies politics as a key factor in the attainment of sustainable development and emphasises democratic governance as an essential tool for the prevention of famine and genocide and for the creation of conditions necessary for sustainable human development.
UN Index of best places to live in 2002 are as follows:
1. NORWAY 2. SWEDEN 3. CANADA 4. Belgium 5. Australia 6. USA 7. Iceland 8. The Netherlands 9. Japan 10.Finland
UN Index of WORST places to live in 2002 are as follows:
169. BurkinaFaso 170. Mozambique 171. Burundi 172. Niger 173. Sierra Leone.
