Policy research and think tank set up in 1995, aiming to organise professional research, policy studies and seminars in the area of human development, with a special focus on the South Asia region. Current activities include:
- preparation of annual reports on Human Development in South Asia
- organisation of seminars and conferences on global and regional human development issues
- preparation of national reports on poverty redressal strategies for South Asian countries
- preparation of research papers on human development issues, to be published as an Occasional Paper series
- publication of a biannual Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Review
The website includes overviews of the Centre’s Human Development reports; information on poverty monitoring and other projects; and some speeches and articles available to download.