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Jose Antonio Ocampo highlighted the need for further multilateral action in achieving an inclusive, equitable and sustainable international tax order
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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 27 March, Arunabha Ghosh shared the CDP's insights on a 'Just transition' at the 22nd session of CEPA
LDC5 is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to accelerate sustainable development in the places where international assistance is needed the most - and to tap the full potential of the LDCs helping them make progress on the road to prosperity
CDP members discussed issues related to a just transition during this open session, held on 21 February 2023
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Vice-Chair of the Committee of Development Policy (CDP), represented the Committee in the 2023 ECOSOC coordination segment.
At the lecture, Prof. Ocampo provided an overview of development debates in historical perspective
Population ageing is a defining global trend of our time. People are living longer, and more are older than ever before.
CDP Vice Chair speaking at the roundtable discussion on "Expanding access to finance and investment in Africa and countries in special situation"
CDP briefing to ECOSOC members on its work on LDC related issues, like enhanced monitoring mechanism (EMM), refinement of the LDC criteria and graduation support.
The meeting examined lessons from innovative policies to eradicate poverty in its multiple dimensions
Graduating LDCs discussing how to ensure smooth transition out of the LDC category
This new edition contains updates to LDC criteria and procedures and new information on “smooth transition” provisions for countries graduating from the LDC category.