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Regional launch of the 2014 Global Human Development Report


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Under the patronage of
HH Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

Regional launch of the 2014 Global Human Development Report
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28-29 Jan. 2015


Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of State of Kuwait, the United Nations Development Porgramme (UNDP) in Kuwait and the Arab Planning Institute (API) jointly organized the launching of flagship UNDP Human Development Report for 2014 entitled “Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience”.  The official launch was held at 9:00 am on the 29th of January 2015 at API premises.

The official launch preceded on the 28th of January 2015, at 5:00 pm, by a symposium that was held at the UN House in Kuwait to discuss the regional human development challenges with focus on developing resilience in the countries of the region. 

The event brought together prominent leaders, decision makers, scholars,  and representatives of prominent stakeholders  from countries of the Arab region along with international resource persons who presented and discussed the key messages of the Global Human Development Report to synthesize the priority human development issues affecting the  region. 

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