Brussels launch of the Human Development Report 2021/22

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium are delighted to invite you to a presentation and conversation on the Human Development Report 2021/22 'Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our future in a transforming world'.

Layers of uncertainty are stacking up to unsettle life in unprecedented ways as we lurch from crisis to crisis. As crises, like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine hit back-to-back, they are also interacted with sweeping social and economic shifts, dangerous planetary changes, and massive increases in polarization. For the first time, the Human Development Index has declined globally for two years in a row.

The 2021/22 Human Development Report looks at how uncertainties can be turned from a threat to an opportunity and charts a new course to unlock opportunities for a more hopeful future for all.

Speakers:

• Camilla Brückner, Director, UN/UNDP Office in Brussels

• Heidy Rombouts, Director General, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium

• Chiara Adamo, Acting Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace, DG for International Partnerships, European Commission

• Pedro Conceição, Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP

• Geert Laporte, Director of the European Think Tanks Group, Deputy Director of ECDPM

Moderator: Shada Islam, Founder and Managing Director, New Horizons Project

Event outline:

14:30 – 15:00 │ Registration and coffee

15:00 -15:10 │ Welcome remarks

15:10 – 15:20 │ Overview of the Human Development Report 2021/22

15:20 – 16:15 │ Panel discussion

16:15 – 16:30 │ Reflections and perspectives from the field