Russia

The 2013 United Nations Development Programme’s “Human Development Report” identified Russia as a world leader in the energy sector and in the industrialization of basic resources. Russia has one-fifth of the world’s forests, as well as large water spaces and other natural resources. Despite enviable natural resources, the “Human Development Report” also noted that Russia needed to develop a knowledge economy and appropriate technologies to pursue a more sustainable road to development that would help solve some of the Russian Federation’s socioeconomic problems.

Therefore, issues of economic development and the welfare of the Russian people not only concern Russians, but are also a concern for people throughout the world. Russia is taking part in the global effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), improving its ...