From 12-16 October 2015, DPAD conducted capacity development activities on economy-wide modelling to assess sustainable development policies in Uganda. This activity was organized in Entebbe, in collaboration with UNDP Uganda and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Officials are now well equipped to develop dynamic scenarios of economic and energy policies, external shocks, and productivity for informing sustainable development policy making.

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), represented by ASG for Economic Development Mr. Lenni Montiel, and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay, represented by the Minister of Planning Mr. José R. Molinas, today agreed on capacity development support that the Development Policy and Analysis Division of UN/DESA will provide for designing sustainable development policies with policy modelling tools.

On 26-28 August, UNDESA will gather researchers and government policy analysts taking part of DESA capacity development country projects, as well as experts in integrated assessments for sustainable development, in the workshop "Integrated Modelling Tools to Support National Sustainable Development and SDG Strategies".

Training activities of the project "Supporting the design of sustainable development policies with policy modelling tools" were completed for Nicaragua, in Managua, on 6-9 July 2015. Workshops were organized for training government officials in the use of an economy-wide model and an integrated energy system to assess policies for sustainable development. Trainees are now well equipped to work on a number of policy notes, covering issues of relevance for sustainable development, which will be presented to and discussed with high-level policymakers in October 2015.

On 25 June 2015 the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) organized a briefing for delegates on the graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

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 African LDCs in Milan, Italy.

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• Presentation by Stephan Klasen
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Briefing to delegates on the results of the triennial review