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The 2004 Report was launched 15 July 2004 in Brussels, Belgium. Amongst the guests were the Crown Prince of Belgium and the Prime Minister of Belgium.
Statement by his Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant
Launch of HDR 2004
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Statement by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt
Launch of HDR 2004
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Statement by Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Launch of HDR 2004
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Statement by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Director and lead author Human Development Report 2004
Launch of HDR 2004
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Additional launch event
17 July 2004
Overseas Development Institute
London, United Kingdom
Pictures of the event are available on their website.
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