A series of environmental, economic and social crises that overwhelm the capacity of states and communities to respond, adapt and rejuvenate.

Coronavirus crisis - Government has the upper hand for the first time in a generation. It must seize the moment

It’s time for a major issuance of the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights

Outcome of the CDP Plenary on LDC related work

The Development Research Branch (DRB) organized a seminar on emerging opportunities and challenges for data scientists in using big data. Prof. Xiao-Li Meng of Harvard University, founding editor-in-chief of Harvard Data Science Review, spoke about the trade-offs data scientists face in dealing with the expanding universe of data.

Insights from the CDP on contemporary challenges and opportunities at the intersection between inequalities and leading topics on the global agenda

The CDP Secretariat informed participants on the most recent progress of the refinement of the LDC criteria and the streamlining of the graduation process

Prof. Fukuda-Parr speaks at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on “Leave No One Behind”: How promoting and protecting human rights can accelerate the realization of the SDGs

The CDP Secretariat conducted a mission to Myanmar to discuss the country's possible graduation from the LDC category and its potential impacts.

The EGM brought together selected CDP Members, experts from various parts of the UN system, UN Member States including LDCs representatives, and think tanks to discuss challenges related to access to finance for graduating LDCs.