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United Nations Development Programme

Global network for development of United Nations

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Nov 28, 2025
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one world government

Debate over a “one world government” mixes academic ideas, international reform efforts, and public forums that promote global cooperation—none of which the provided sources say amounts to a single gl...

Jan 12, 2026
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How has Canada's Human Development Index (HDI) ranking changed from 2014 to 2023?

Canada’s Human Development Index (HDI) score has inched upward over the past decade, reaching a reported 0.939 in 2023 after values in the low 0.92–0.93 range in the mid‑2010s (for example, 0.92 in 20...

Dec 21, 2025
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What are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their full list of 169 targets?

The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the apex framework of the 2030 Agenda, adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity . The goals...

Dec 19, 2025

Which Egyptian ministries most frequently engage with U.S. agencies and what projects do they run?

The Egyptian ministries that most frequently engage with U.S. agencies are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the Ministry of Defense/Egyptian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Communications and Inf...

Nov 19, 2025

Eat shit mother fuckers

The phrase in the original query is an abusive, profane attack and not a factual question; available sources do not discuss or contextualize that exact phrase (not found in current reporting). The sea...

Jan 17, 2026

is venezuela green

Venezuela is not plainly “green” or “not green”: it is a country with enormous natural wealth, formal environmental laws and international climate pledges, yet its economy and governance have pushed p...

Jan 16, 2026

what is canada's hdi

Canada’s Human Development Index (HDI) is in the “very high human development” category: the most recent country-level datasets report an HDI of about 0.939 for 2023, up from roughly 0.935 in 2022, pl...

Jan 13, 2026

are womens rights still below mens in any capacity?

Yes—women’s rights and outcomes remain measurably below men’s in multiple important capacities worldwide: global indices show persistent economic and political gaps even as educational and many health...

Jan 9, 2026

Colombia se ha vuelto el 3er mas más desigual

La afirmación de que "Colombia se ha vuelto el tercer país más desigual" se apoya en recientes informes internacionales que ubican al país detrás de Sudáfrica y Namibia en una clasificación global bas...

Jan 8, 2026

What metrics and methodology do major indexes use to rank quality of life (e.g., UN HDI, Economist Global Liveability Index, U.S. News Best Countries)

Major quality-of-life indexes use distinct mixes of objective statistics and subjective surveys: the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) combines life expectancy, education and income data to create a ...

Jan 2, 2026

How has wartime emergency procurement in Ukraine been audited and what transparency gaps remain?

Wartime emergency procurement in Ukraine has been subject to a mix of domestic audits, international oversight, donor inspections and growing civic monitoring, which together show that auditing mechan...

Dec 15, 2025

Which policy reforms have successfully countered polarization, populism, or misinformation in democracies?

Policy reforms that have shown some success against polarization, populism, and misinformation are largely institutional and civic: strengthening independent courts and press freedoms, improving party...

Dec 15, 2025

What is the best way to participate politically?

The best ways to participate politically combine voting, organized civic engagement, and institutions that build political efficacy; voting remains the most common form while organized groups, partici...

Dec 13, 2025

Is representation of marginalised groups decreasing

Recent reporting and research show mixed signals: some measures of representation for marginalized groups are rising slowly (women hold 27.2% of parliamentary seats as of Jan 1, 2025), while public ac...

Dec 13, 2025

Which Somali elders were interviewed and what were their qualifications or affiliations?

Reporting and documents in the provided set identify some Somali elders by name and role but do not present a single, comprehensive list of “elders interviewed” tied to one story; for example, UNDP’s ...

Dec 11, 2025

what could a national plastic action plans MRV systems look like?

A national MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification) system for a plastic action plan should track flows across the full plastic lifecycle, capture leakage and microplastics, and monitor policy imple...

Dec 9, 2025

“Dyivka-2” cemetery in Dnipro began burials of unknown Ukrainian defenders in April 2025; identities pending DNA testing

Local and international reporting shows Dnipro-area cemeteries have been used to inter unidentified combatants; plaques reading “temporarily unknown defender of Ukraine” have been documented and DNA t...

Dec 6, 2025

probable evidence of corruption

Probable evidence of corruption most often surfaces through convictions, prosecutions, asset restraints, and independent diagnostics: U.S. Justice Department data recorded 31 official corruption convi...

Dec 4, 2025

What impact did the prosecutions have on the Somali community and local trust in policing?

Prosecutions and accountability efforts in Somalia have been paired with large UN and donor-led programmes to professionalize police and rebuild public trust; UNDP’s Joint Police Programme Phase II ex...

Dec 3, 2025

Can progressive taxation and welfare be implemented without socialist or communist governance?

Progressive taxation and welfare systems exist across liberal democracies without socialist or communist governance: most EU countries, many OECD states and federations like U.S. states use progressiv...