We are happy to say that UNDP Bangladesh recently uploaded its 2013-14 annual report to its website. Big Blue had the privilege of working alongside the UNDP team on the design of the publication.
The theme of this year’s report is ‘Resilient Bangladesh’, recognising the country’s ability to maintain growth and progress in the face of political turmoil and natural disasters.
Below is some text from the Introduction section of the publication:
Identified as a rising star in the 2013 Human Development Report, Bangladesh made impressive progress over the past decade.
Bangladesh has made impressive progress in human development in the last decade. Identified as a rising star in the 2013 Human Development Report, Bangladesh has either attained—or is on track to attain—the vast majority of Millenium Development Goal (MDG) targets. For example, Bangladesh performed strongly in halving extreme poverty and it achieved gender parity in primary education (only the environmental indicators lag behind targets). Bangladesh’s 2013 Report on the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda reaffirmed the country’s commitments to achieving pro-poor, inclusive and sustainable growth, including a targeted focus on good governance and gender equality.
However, 2013 was also defined by civil and political unrest over the conduct of the 10th National Parliamentary Elections. Furthermore, the unprecedented Rana Plaza factory collapse threatened socio-economic progress and stability and resulted in widespread worker protests.
Download the publication from the UNPD Bangladesh website now.
The image above is the cover of the report, and the photo was taken by Abir Abdullah.