SHIFA MWESIGYE Uganda’s Human Development Index (HDI) continues to fall in the low human development category despite improvement the last 20 years. Uganda is ranked 164 out of 187 countries which were measured according to the Human Development Index report of 2014.  This year, the report done by United Nations Development Program, focuses on Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience .   The HDI is a summary measure of long term progress in long and healthy life, access to knowledge and decent standard of living.  The report highlights that more than 200 million people worldwide are affected by natural disasters every year. More tha 2.2 billion people are living in poverty and 80% of the global population lacks comprehensive social protection. Some 842 million people continue to suffer from chronic hunger. Ahunna Eziakonwa-Onochie the UN Resident Coordinator says resilience shouldn’t be about capacity to endure suffering but about ensu