UN pleased with progress in human development area. Progress accomplished in the world since the 1970s, in the human development area, has been impressive, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its most recent report. The human development index has increased by 41% since the 1970s and by 18% since the 1990s. Progress was achieved in almost all 155 countries studied by the UNDP, with the exception of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The...