National
Human
Development Report Ukun rasik
a'an - East Timor - the
way ahead UNDP
East Timor launches a tool
to help the new government
design effective policies
for development
On
the eve of East Timor's independence,
UNDP has produced a report
which will be invaluable for
the country's new government. The
report, called the National
Human Development Report for
East Timor, Ukun rasik a'an,
the way ahead, contains
vital data and statistics on
the standard of living faced
by ordinary people across the
country. Among
some of the startling things
revealed by the report include
the fact that East Timor is
the poorest nation in Asia,
more than 40 percent of people
in East Timor live on less
than 55 cents per day, life
expectancy is as low as 57
years, only 57 percent of the
country is literate and many
young people are unskilled
and unemployed.
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