Sri Lanka, March 19 -- For the first time on record, the inequalities in the Human Development Index (HDI) values-which measure a country's health, education and standard of living-are growing between the countries at the bottom and the countries at the top of the index, the United Nations cautioned. This is after 20 years

of progress.

Following the 2020 and 2021 declines in the global HDI value, the world had the opportunity to build forward better. However, the latest Human Development Report shows that the global community is falling short.

Deaths in battle and displacement from violent conflicts are increasing, reaching the highest levels since World War II. Leading up to a decade of increasingly higher temperatures, 2023 has been ...