“Human development in the Pacific is advancing dramatically but unevenly in the region, a United Nations report has found.
“The report - Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century - was launched by the UN Development Progam (UNDP) in Colombia this week.
“Palau topped the region with a "very high" human development record. Fiji, Tonga and Samoa followed with a "high" human development ranking.
“Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Vanuatu and the Solomons were in “
“UNDP Pacific development economist Matthew Johnson-Idan said the Pacific and Asia led the world in access to broadband internet and were gaining on more developed regions in life expectancy, education and access to healthcare.
“However, the Pacific continued to grapple with widespread complex poverty and were vulnerable to inequalities in higher education and climate resilience.”
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