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Four years after the eruption of the global financial crisis, the world economy is still in a precarious situation.

On 22-25 January 2013 in Managua, DPAD provided practical training for government experts on the use of modelling tools needed to evaluate policies and strategies, including spending and financing

Rehman Sobhan, Chairman of Centre for Policy Dialogue, a prominent think tank in Bangladesh, presented a seminar on "Designing Millennium Development Goals for a More Just World" in New York.

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Due to the inclement weather in the New York City area, today's Development Policy Seminar is postponed until January.

On 8 June 2015 Committee for Development Policy (CDP) member Stephan Klasen presented Prospects and Challenges for Graduation of Least Developed Countries at the Ministerial Meeting of Afric

In the Symposium on the Promotion of an Inclusive and Accountable Public Administration for Sustainable Development held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from 16-17 March, Ms.

On 16-19 August, 2016, UN/DPAD conducted a training workshop for analysts of Paraguay’s Government, in Asuncion, in close collaboration with the Technical Secretariat of Planning.

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Latin America and the Caribbean are headed for a mild economic recovery in 2017-2018. However, the region’s recovery remains shallow and uneven.

The Development Research Branch (DRB) organized a Development Policy Seminar to present the key findings of the World Economic and Social Survey 2018 to a group of Columbia University PhD candidates. The presentation by the DRB team was followed by a Q&A session during which the participants exchanged views on the process of preparing the Survey, including the identification of the topic, compilation of research data, collaboration with other United Nations entities and outreach.

What happens when a country graduates? Must LDC graduates pay more to access development financing? What are the benefits of graduation?