Yesterday, November 4th the Human Development Report 2010 was launched. ‘ “People are the real wealth of a nation”  With these words the 1990 Human Development Report (HDR) began a forceful case for a new approach to thinking about development.  That the objective of development should be to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives may appear self-evident today.  But that has not always been the case.  A  central objective for the HDR for the past 20 years has been to emphasize that development is primarily and fundamentally about people.’   These are the opening words of introduction .  You can access the full report and Summary at http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2010/chapters/   Read the BCC report “Significant Progress” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11694599 and CNN report Great Gains and Some Slides at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/world/05nations.html?adxnnl=1&ref=world&adxnnlx=1288958418-mkqOK31dhfb8yl6SpbVSNQ