Swaziland: Border Post Scuffles Highlight a Democratic Shortfall

Swaziland: Border Post Scuffles Highlight a Democratic Shortfall
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Its Human Development Index rating (from the 2005 United Nations Human Development Report) is falling, primarily due to the AIDS epidemic: nearly 39 percent of ...

Assam's floating hospital a wave of hope for islanders
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... An underdeveloped place like Charikhulia Chapori contributes towards India's dismal ranking in UN human development index, which in 2004 was 127th out of 177 ...

Fundamentalism is it a threat to women's rights?
Independent-Bangladesh - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country mired in poverty, rating 138 out of 177 countries on the Human Development Index - just above Sudan [2]. Economic and social conditions ...