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Azerbaijan National Human Development Report 2003 (1697 words) |
 | The goals of the country's economic development in this context cannot be limited solely to the restoration of a diversified profile of a national economy, similar to the one established in the Soviet period, which was destroyed with the collapse of that political-economic regime. |
 | Oil companies are promoting the development of human gold either through humanitarian involvement or by pursuing policies in the fields of employment, education and upgrading skills, which are associated with the terms and commitments under the concluded oil agreements. |
 | Implementation of oil projects influence the human development process in the country by increasing the education component due to improvement of knowledge and skills of local people engaged in these activities and the increase of their incomes. |
| Africa: Human Development Report 2003 (2521 words) |
 | The report, which stresses the reversals in human development in many countries during the 1990s, also cites the possibility of progress, if both poor countries and rich countries invest necessary resources in priority measures known to be effective. |
 | The HDR 2003 argues that rich countries should be subject to the same scrutiny, and be made to report on their progress towards meeting Goal 8. |
 | In sub-Saharan Africa, the devastation of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is responsible for the declines in the 2003 Human Development Index. |