CMR drops two places in World Human Dev't Ranking

Cameroon dropped two places in the ranking on the human development index prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), from 150th to 152nd as per the national report on human development 2013 entitled "the role of human capital", published Thursday in Yaounde.

This performance decrease is as a result of the persistence of a tendency towards the deterioration of social indicators which do not allow the achievement of sufficient and inclusive economic growth, in order to stimulate a desired human development, acknowledged the Minister delegate to the Minister of economy, planning and Development, Abdoulaye Yaouba.

"Major efforts are to be provided by Cameroon," said the Minister, calling for the general mobilization and assistance from international partners to address this crucial challenge which the country faces, while it aims to become emerging on the horizon 2035 and less than 500 days separate it from the 2015 deadline for the achievement of the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The representative-Deputy UNDP resident, Corneille Agossou, stressed on the stake to make "millions of Cameroon and Cameroonians aspiring to a better life feel involved in the distribution of growth".

In the eyes of the UN official, thus mentioned growth boils by which Cameroonian citizens who call it their greeting "have contributed, because well-trained, because they would be in good health, because the choices that are available to them have been expanded;" It is the meaning of human development underpinning this report."

The fact that Cameroon is shaken in the far north by natural disasters or the activities of the Nigeria sect Boko Haram, and East by the consequences of the Central African crisis, "it appears more than ever necessary to reduce the vulnerability of the poor and build their resilience to various shocks," Agossou indicated.

The UNDP report provides a status showing the need for the authorities to create the conditions for human development supported by an education system and a health system performance to enable their population have access to a decent job.

According to estimates, three-quarters of young Cameroonians are underemployed and 95% of them survive in the informal sector, where brain drain at the expense of the country, also plagued by corruption. Since 2010, the Cameroonian Government is implementing a strategy for growth and employment effects have yet to be felt.

Through this instrument, "Cameroon intends to focus on social development strategies," noted Minister Abdoulaye Yaouba.