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SUMMARY:I JUST LISTENED TO HALF A MILLION PEOPLE: Reflections on how to wr
 ite a Human Development Report - Dr Flavio Comim\, United Nations Developm
 ent Programme &amp\; VHI/St Edmund's College
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CONTACT:Angels Varea
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE TALK\n\nHuman Development is more than a way of meas
 uring the progress of societies. It is a way of looking at life\, respecti
 ng people's voices and diversity of opinion. Respect for this vision inspi
 red the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Brazil to organise 
 a nationwide consultation to enable open public participation in the defin
 ition of the theme of its next Human Development Report.\n\nProfessor Amar
 tya Sen's arguments for public reasoning in the shaping of development pol
 icies are being operationalised in this work through communication strateg
 ies and participation exercises. A coalition of 25 partners involving TV G
 lobo\, Italia Telecom\, large businesses and government collaborated in a 
 campaign to encourage citizens from all walks of life and all the regions 
 in Brazil to take part in  the UNDP consultation. The result: more than ha
 lf a million people participated. When answering the question 'what has to
  change in Brazil for your life to improve truly?'\, one main concern emer
 ged: human values. People replied that in order to have a better life\, pe
 ople need to be respectful\, more responsible\, more accountable\, more to
 lerant\, etc\, with particular focus on the issues of education and violen
 ce. How do values shape our lives? How can they be used to produce indicat
 ors and social policies that are more\nmeaningful?\n\nThe seminar will be 
 an opportunity to talk about the work of the United Nations in developing 
 countries\, about the importance of innovative experiences\, the role of c
 ommunication and open participation in fostering human development and iss
 ues about values and quality of life.\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nDr Flavio 
 Comim is working as a Senior Economist for the United Nations Development 
 Programme in Brazil\, where he coordinates the country's next Human Develo
 pment Report. He is a Research Associate of the Von Hugel Institute\, a Vi
 siting Fellow of St Edmund's College and he lectures in the Department of 
 Land Economy\, Cambridge. He has been a consultant for various internation
 al organizations such as UNEP\, ILO and WHO.
LOCATION:Okinaga Room\, St Edmund's College
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