In a chilling message to the global community, the UNDP issued its 2023/2024 Human Development Report with these opening words:  “We can do better than this. Better than runaway climate change and pandemics. Better than a spate of unconstitutional transfers of power amid a rising, globalizing tide of populism. Better than cascading human rights violations and unconscionable massacres of people in their homes and civic venues, in hospitals, schools and shelters.”  To read the Summary see https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2023-24snapshoten.pdf.