Kenya: Nairobi to Launch the First Africa Human Development Report 2012

By Staff Writer

NAIROBI—The United Nations Development Programme will on Tuesday 15 May 2012,  launch the first Africa Human Development Report at the United Nations Complex, Gigiri-Nairobi.

The global launch of the report will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, and will be graced by President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki and UNDP Administrator, Helen Clark. The Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa, Tegegnework Gettu will present the report’s findings.

This report comes just days ahead of the G8′s 2012 Summit at Camp David in Maryland, USA to which African leaders are invited to discuss food security on the continent.

Despite recent economic growth and plentiful natural resources, sub-Saharan Africa remains the world’s most food insecure region. The Report, “Towards a Food Secure Future,” explores the paradox of why hunger continues to be so prevalent on the continent, and argues that human development in sub-Saharan Africa can only be fully realized when there is food security for all.

Noting that this issue goes beyond agriculture, the report explores the interlocking themes of agricultural productivity, nutrition, resilience and empowerment through the powerful prism of human development.

Simultaneous launches will also take place in Accra, Ghana; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Lusaka, Zambia. A launch will take place in Niamey, Niger on 18 May.