The Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) participated at UNCTAD's Pre-conference event to LDC-IV themed "Building productive capacities in LDCs for inclusive and sustainable development". The event took place from 27 - 29 October 2010 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Secretary of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) participated at the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting entitled "United Nations LDC IV: Key Development Challenges Facing the LDCs", taking place 17 - 19 February 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. The EGM was convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to actively contribute to the preparations for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV).