The Human Development Reports have been commissioned and published by UNDP since 1990 as an intellectually independent, empirically grounded analysis of development issues, trends, progress and policies. The Report’s ultimate goal is to help advance human development. This means placing as much emphasis on health, education, and the expansion human freedoms and abilities as economic growth. As the first Human Development Report in 1990 asserted in its opening sentence, “The real wealth of a nation is its people.” The Reports and related resources can be found at hdr.undp.org, including downloadable Reports or summaries in a dozen languages; eBooks; Human Development Research Papers; updated statistical indicators; data visualization tools; interactive maps; and data profiles of all UN member states.