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#HumanDevelopment is about the richness of human life rather than simply the richness of the economy. Visit our website and follow @pedrotconceicao for more.
Read @UNDPThailand Rep @Niamhcs's & @NXPO_TH President's Op-Ed in @BKKPost on how Thailand can seize the AI era with a 'People First' approach—reducing long-standing inequalities and paving the way to a sustainable, inclusive high-income future. @HDRUNDP bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio…
Children, especially girls, who own smartphones before they are 13 years old may have worse mental health outcomes when they're older, a new study suggests. Read more: abcnews.link/Nlalctx
Children who own #Smartphones before age 13 are more likely to experience #MentalHealth problems as young adults, with the risk increasing the younger they are when they receive their first phone, a study has found telegraphindia.com/india/children…
New research suggests parents should wait until their children are at least 13 years old before giving them smartphones, citing significant mental health concerns. abcactionnews.com/science-and-te…
A new study raises concerns about children using phones. @DoctorDarienMD shares the findings: "Smart phone use under the age of 13 was associated with an increased risk of suicidal thoughts, worse emotion regulation, reductions in self worth, and even detachment from reality."
Did you know? 🌊 Sea-level rise isn’t uniform — in some places it’s rising faster than the global average, while in others it’s even falling. However, rising sea levels will have an impact on #HumanDevelopment everywhere. Here’s what HDRO researcher @njdepsky recommends as…
What was the route by which early phone-ownership disrupted development? Biggest by far was younger age of entry to social media. Sure, its correlational, but how about--until we're sure what's happening--no smartphones before 14, no social media before 16? Abstract:
I focused on anxiety/depression in Anglo countries. But @sapien_labs cast a broader net and finds much more extensive psychiatric harm linked to phone-based childhoods, globally. Earlier phone = lower mental health as young adult tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
🔔 Season 2 of #HumansOfUNDP is out! Get inspired by the voices of some exceptional colleagues as they share what it truly means to make a difference in people’s lives 👉 buff.ly/KUzlKul #JoinALifeChangingMission with UNDP: buff.ly/SdOYYf9
✨ The 2025 Human Development Report launch in Sri Lanka - A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI - brought together thought leaders, innovators, and changemakers. From digital #inequality to the rise of #AI - Sri Lanka’s #HDR2025 launch unpacked the big…
Earlier this month, @PNUDperu launched its #NHDR2025: “Act, Trust, and Connect: The Value of Joint Action for Sustainable Development.” #HumanDevelopment is a collective commitment to dignity, equality, and real opportunity. The report calls for rebuilding trust and…
📉 In Latin America, #MultidimensionalPoverty dropped from 45.8% to 25.4% in 15 years—but progress is stalling. Overcrowding, poor job quality, and gender gaps in labor force participation call for deeper reforms. The #GraphForThought, a series of technical articles, uses the…
📍Audience stratégique avec M. Alexandre DOUMBA, ministre de l'économie numérique. 🤝 Coopération : soutien aux priorités nationales 📊 Gouvernance, justice et services digitalisés 🎯Focus : #UniPod @USTM_GABON 🎯✉️Invitation à l'atelier #HDR2025 : IA & développement humain.
In Kabwe for the sub-national dissemination of the National Human Development Report #NHDR2025 — Dialing Back: Overcoming the Threat Multipliers of Climate Change! This week, we are breaking down findings, engaging in inspired dialogue, & discussing solutions to climate change.
This week, 20 high school students from Korea — selected and supported by the Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education and @hfa_seoul — visited @HDRUNDP to learn about our work and discuss their aspirations for careers in the international sphere. At HDRO, we enjoy engaging…
[1/2]:Lancement ce 17 juillet 2025 à Bamako du Rapport Mondial sur le Développement Humain 2025 et du Rapport National sur le Développement Humain, sous la co-présidence du RR du @PNUDMALI et du SG du @MSDS_Mali réunissants décideurs, experts, académiques, PTFs et secteur privé.