Welcome to the United NationsThe United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA) released an informational video on the ePing trade notification tool, launched in November 2016 by UN/DESA, in cooperation wit
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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.
On 16 July the Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), Professor José Antonio Ocampo, introduced the Committee’s 2018 report, focusing on the CDP’s findings on “Leaving no one behind”
The Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) participated in the Workshop for the 2019 Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) at the High-Level Political Forum, organized by the Office
Prof. Ocampo reported on the Committee's work to ECOSOC
Senior fiscal and debt experts from international organizations, governments, academia and the private sector discussing the risks and potential consequences of fiscal adjustments at a time of growing global needs.
On 28 June 2011 the Secretary of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) participated as panelist of the International Dialogue on Beyond Istanbul: Challenges after the UN LDC IV and Trade Prefe
"Do not place the burden of fiscal austerity on the backs of the poor," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community, as he launched the MDG Gap Task Force Report 2012 in New Yor
The Global Economic Monitoring (GEM) Unit of the Development Policy and Analysis Division held a Brown Bag lunch discussion today to share the major findings and policy recommendations presented in