Welcome to the United NationsWith a potential global trade war in the horizon, Global Economic Monitoring Branch Chief Dawn Holland and Economic Affairs Officer Helena Afonso consider the potential impact of two strands of the trade policy debate on the United States labour market in “Trade Policy and the United States Labour Market”.
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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.
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.
Report on the outcome of the 23rd session of the CDP Plenary
Blog by CDP Chair Jose Antonio Ocampo on how LDC5 could affect LDC graduation in the future
CDP briefing to ECOSOC members on its work on inputs to the ECOSOC theme and preparation of the 2024 triennial review of the list of LDCs
A training workshop on "Strengthening Macroeconomic and Social Policy Coherence through Integrated Macro-Micro Modelling" was conducted by DPAD on 28 May – 1 June 2012 in San-Jose, Costa Rica.
On 25 October in Managua, DPAD met with high level representatives of the Government of Nicaragua and of the UNDP country office to brief officials on the ongoing training efforts, and to ensure cl
The Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Ms.