Launch of 2021/2022 Human Development Report "Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World"

Set to be released on 8 September, the 2021/22 Human Development Report (HDR), “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World, examines how inequalities and uncertainty are reinforcing one another to drive polarization and undermine our sense of control over our lives. The global launch event will take place in a hybrid format and be open to the public via a livestream. The global launch event is hosted by the United Nations and UNDP and is structured in two parts: a high-level formal launch of the report followed by an in-depth discussion featuring global thought-leaders, policymakers, and CSOs representing a diversity of perspectives. Please register for the launch event at https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EPIYFGVxSna8GPupMDd8bQ Contributions by: UNSG António Guterres, President Samia Suhulu of Tanzania, and Prime Minister Jacinda Arden of New Zealand, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner, Lead Author Pedro Conceição and team, Michelle Lamont (Harvard University), Victor Galaz (Stockholm University), and Ilona Szabó de Carvalho (Igarapé Institute).