The book addresses various issues related to the graduation of Bangladesh from the LDC category

1 January 2019 marked the change of membership of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)

CDP Vice-Chair was invited as speaker at the high-level interactive discussion “Building Trust and the Importance of Multilateralism: Making the UN Relevant to All People”

The side event will present and discuss the importance of national reporting on the 2030 Agenda, both by governments (VNRs) and civil society (“spotlight” or “shadow” reports)

CDP Vice-Chair participated as a panelist in the ECOSOC Integration Segment

CDP Secretariat and UNCTAD held a workshop with senior Vanuatu government officials to help with the preparation of a smooth transition strategy

CDP presented key findings of the analysis of the 2018 VNR reports conducted by the CDP outlining how countries addressed three key issues: leaving no one behind; pursuing global partnership as means of implementation (SDG17); and quality education (SDG4)

CDP member Professor Ha-Joon Chang delivered the XVI Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC

Op-ed by Daniel Gay and Kevin Gallagher

The Vice-Chair of the CDP participated as a discussant in an Expert Group Meeting on Updating the Secretary-General's voluntary common guidelines on Voluntary National Review (VNR) Reports