Why is productive capacity essential for least developed countries (LDCs)?

Improving support to graduating LDCs to ensure a smooth transition of utmost importance

Recovery from COVID-19 needs to reframe the development paradigm towards equality, resilience and environmental sustainability

Prof. Fukuda-Parr introduced the various sections of the report and the related recommendations

Recovery from COVID-19 requires reframing the development paradigm towards equality, resilience, environmental sustainability

The CDP analysis highlights that despite some progress there is still a disconnect between the ambition of the 2030 agenda and the attention given to transformative policies

On 16 July 2021, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) introduced the Committee's report to the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC. He stressed the importance of universal vaccination, increased financial support and debt relief to developing countries, structural transformation and a new, supportive, multilateralism to secure a sustainable, equitable and resilient recovery from COVID-19.

Mariana Mazzucato gave keynote address

First ever LDC Future Forum to tackle the unprecedented confluence of the COVID-19, climate, and economic crises

Davos-style dialogue on the theme of the Conference "The Next Decade of Action:
Accelerating ISID in LDCs"