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Remittances—an important income source for millions of households—have become one of the largest forms of external financing for developing countries, with total inflows in 2023–2024 exceeding the combined value of net foreign direct investment inflows and official development assistance.
A series of environmental, economic and social crises that overwhelm the capacity of states and communities to respond, adapt and rejuvenate.
Insights from the CDP on contemporary challenges and opportunities at the intersection between inequalities and leading topics on the global agenda
The CDP Secretariat informed participants on the most recent progress of the refinement of the LDC criteria and the streamlining of the graduation process
Prof. Fukuda-Parr speaks at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on “Leave No One Behind”: How promoting and protecting human rights can accelerate the realization of the SDGs
The CDP Secretariat conducted a mission to Myanmar to discuss the country's possible graduation from the LDC category and its potential impacts.
The EGM brought together selected CDP Members, experts from various parts of the UN system, UN Member States including LDCs representatives, and think tanks to discuss challenges related to access to finance for graduating LDCs.
The CDP Secretariat co-organized a workshop in Angola to discuss the country's LDC graduation and achievements in implementing the SDGs
The CDP Secretariat participated in the regional workshop jointly organized by the WTO Secretariat in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Vanuatu
The United Nations Inter-agency Task Force on LDC Graduation held a two-day workshop in the Solomon Islands to kick-start the process of the country's preparation for a smooth graduation from the LDC category in 2024
The Vice-Chair of the CDP participated as a discussant in an Expert Group Meeting on Updating the Secretary-General's voluntary common guidelines on Voluntary National Review (VNR) Reports