OREANDA-NEWS. July 29, 2014. According to the human development Report in 2014, prepared by the Program of development of United Nations (UNDP), Moldova improved its position by two lines over the past year, however, the level of human development in Moldova, is assessed as average.

In the period from 1995 to 2013 HDI of Moldova increased from 0.645 to 0.663 or about 2.8 times. The highest level of HDI in the world was registered in Norway, Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the US, and close the ranking, as in previous years, Sierra Leone, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger. In the region of Europe and Central Asia the highest HDI is marked in Montenegro and Belarus (51st and 53rd place, respectively) and the lowest in Kyrgyzstan (125-th place) and Tajikistan (133rd place).

The latest HDI shows that the level of human development continues to grow, but the growth rate declined in all regions, and the progress is very unstable. The report notes that income inequality in the world continues to grow, and there are significant disparities in education. It is noted that 2.2 billion of the world population live below or near the poverty level. The world average of women's human development indicators is 8% lower than men's, countries show considerable variation, while the world average income of men per capita are more than twice higher than among women.

The annual global human development reports published by UNDP since 1990 showed independent and empirically grounded analysis of trends, progress and policy development. The theme of the final report is "Securing sustainable human progress: reduction of vulnerability and creating resilience". The study highlights the necessity to contribute to expanding options, and on the other hand to protect the achievements in the field of human development. The report notes the importance of identifying persistent types of vulnerabilities and fighting them through the formation of resilience, and increasing the capacity of people to cope with various threats, ranging from financial crises and climate change.