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From UN News: São Tomé and Príncipe takes major development step

MTAVARES1 — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:12:00 +0000

16 December 2025.

World News in Brief - São Tomé and Príncipe takes major development step.

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Committee for Development Policy Plenary meeting

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Monday, 04 March 2024 - 9:00am to Friday, 08 March 2024 - 6:00pm

The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) will hold its 2024 Plenary meeting from 4 to 8 March at UN Headquarters in New York. This is a closed meeting. The CDP will report to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on its deliberations, including the results of the Triennial Review of the LDC category.

CDP Plenary 2024 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)

Commitee for Development Policy (CDP) briefing to ECOSOC on its work on LDCs

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

30 November 2022
The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) briefed members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on its ongoing work on the LDCs. More information here: Briefing to ECOSOC on the work of the CDP on LDCs | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)

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From the CDP Secretariat/UNDESA: Improved ePing launched

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000

From the CDP Secretariat/UNDESA: 13 July 2022. An improved version of the online alert system ePing was launched on 13 July, providing a single-entry point for users to submit and track information on product requirement while enhancing coordination among government agencies and the private sector. The platform is a result of collaboration between the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC).
More information: https://epingalert.org/

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Report of the Committee for Development Policy's 2022 Plenary meeting now available

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:00:00 +0000

The Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2022/33, Supplement No. 13) on its 24th plenary session held from 21 to 25 February 2022 is now available as advanced unedited version in English on the Committee's website. Regarding LDCs, the report addresses the monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the list of least developed countries and the work of the Committee on developing and implementing an Enhanced Monitoring Mechanism for countries that are graduating or have recently graduated. Furthermore, the CDP reflected on progress of the group of LDCs towards graduation, recommended that priority be given to the elements of the Doha Programme of Action that enable LDCs to expand productive capacities for sustainable development, expressed concern about the impact of COVID-19 on the development of LDCs, and expressed appreciation for the inclusion of an integrated sustainable graduation support facility (iGRAD) in the Doha Programme of Action, among other issues.

The report will be edited and translated into the official languages of the United Nations.

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Fifty Years of Least Developed Countries: Rationale and Impact of a Differential Treatment

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 - 9:00am

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MTAVARES1 — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:14:00 +0000

The CDP periodically reviews the LDC category, recommends countries for inclusion or graduation, and monitors graduating and graduated countries, among other LDC-related tasks.

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A Brief History of the LDCs: podcast with CDP member Taffere Tesfachew, by UNCDF Capital Musings

MTAVARES1 — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:30:00 +0000

CDP Member Taffere Tesfachew discusses the history of the LDC category, support by the UN system to the category, and the prospects and challenges for LDCs, including issues related to graduation, in the context of the crisis induced by COVID-19 and climate change: #32 A Brief History of the LDCs - Capital Musings (uncdf.org)

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Presentation of CDP Report at ECOSOC High-level Segment

MTAVARES1 — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:25:00 +0000

On 16 July 2021, Jose Antonio Ocampo , Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) introduced the Committee's report to the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC. He stressed the importance of universal vaccination, increased financial support and debt relief to developing countries, structural transformation and a new, supportive, multilateralism to secure a sustainable, equitable and resilient recovery from COVID-19. Professor Ocampo reported on the Committee's work on least developed countries (LDCs) including its recommendation that Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal graduate from the category and that productive capacities be at the center of the programme of action to be adopted at LDC5. Greater support for graduating countries is critical to ensure they transition smoothly out of the category. Professor Ocampo also urged greater attention to issues of environmental sustainability, structural transformation and the root causes of inequalities in the voluntary national reviews (VNRs).

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LDC5 Prepcom side-event: Productive Capacities for the New Decade

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Why is productive capacity central to the sustainable development of least developed countries (LDCs)? How can LDCs, with support from development partners, expand their productive capacity through domestic policies including efforts to build back better from COVID-19? How can the Fifth United Nations Conference on the LDCs (LDC5) contribute to these efforts through the new Programme of Action? These issues were discussed at a side event of the LDC5 Preparatory Committee on “Productive Capacities for the New Decade” held on 26 May 2021. The event was organized by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) Secretariat and UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. See more information here.

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