Within the framework of Rumbo a PERUMIN – Central Peru Edition, Francisco Santa Cruz, Human Development Report coordinator in Peru for the United Nations Development Program, reported that Ica has a high Human Development Index (HDI) of over 0.60 in three provinces (Ica, Nazca, and Palpa); Ayacucho has a medium HDI of over 0.40 in four provinces (Huamanga, Paucar del Sara Sara, Lucanas, and Parinacochas); and Huancavelica has a medium HDI of 0.40 or higher in two provinces (Huancavelica and Huaytará).

He pointed out that the aforementioned provinces of Ayacucho and Huancavelica show advanced and rising provincial HDI dynamics; while, conversely, the provinces of Ica are experiencing decelerated growth dynamics, in spite of their high HDI.

He also highlighted that the districts with the highest HDI in Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Ica are Jesús Nazareno (0.57), Huancavelica (0.61), and Nazca (0.67), where the variables of years of education average 10 years and family income ranges from 875 to 1245 soles, although these figures are still below those of La Molina, the district with the highest human development, education, and income indexes in Peru.

On the other hand, Francisco Santa Cruz showed that the Human Development Index tends to be low in scenarios associated to specific altitudinal tiers, namely high sierra or low jungle, where there is subsistence family agriculture, and a small and scattered population. However, the HDI tends to be high in altitudinal tiers at coastal level, where there is productive diversification and a population concentrated in urban areas.

"Those territories with low HDI and mining presence are characterized by being rural areas with activities based on localized factors, such as agricultural land, pastures, water, and mineral deposits. In order to turn this situation around, mining companies, peasant communities, and local authorities need to work together to generate mining revenues as the main factor of dynamism and accumulation," he analyzed.

He also remarked that the HDI is a snapshot of people’s situation in terms of basic performances, such as long and healthy life, educational achievement, and material well-being. The role of the State in providing basic services is therefore crucial for human development, whose greatest challenge lies precisely in the State’s ability to reach the whole nation with its services, and in this way promote sustainable territorial development.

"Human development is closely linked to sustainable territorial development. In the case of extractive activities, human development demands that all territorial actors contribute to ensure that extractive revenues return to the territories, thus generating renewable activities," commented the Human Development Report coordinator in Peru for the United Nations Development Program.