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31 July 2015

2015 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/70/152)
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2015 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

24 June 2015

Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs: Accountability for the Post-2015 Era, by the CDP subgroup on accountability (CDP Background Paper No. 25)

The success of the post-2015 development agenda depends on adopting global goals for sustainable development and on designing a robust accountability system. All stakeholders should be involved in the accountability framework. While sustainable development goals (SDGs) are universal in character, they need to be adapted to national contexts, according to specific sets of constraints and opportunities. Countries need also to specify their global commitments to create an enabling environment for sustainable development worldwide. The adaptation of global goals into national targets ensures ownership and facilitates answerability, thus promoting an accountability framework that is inclusive,…

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24 June 2015

Managing Labour Mobility: A Missing Pillar of Global Governance, by José Antonio Alonso (CDP Background Paper No. 26)

The increasing problems associated with international migration call for nations to manage migratory flows in a more realistic way both at national and international levels. However, global initiatives undertaken to date in this field have seen very limited success. This paper adopts a political economy approach for identifying the interests of affected social groups with a view towards building feasible policy responses. A dual proposal for global governance of migration is suggested, based on a combination between the establishment of universal minimum standards and the promotion of bilateral and regional interaction driven by problem-solving goals.

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22 June 2015

Project LINK Meeting Document 2015

New York, 21?23 October Report on the Project LINK Meeting

03 June 2015

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 78

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World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 78

28 May 2015

CDP Presentations 2015

Presentations at the workshop on trade and LDCs organized by the CDP Secretariat, Geneva, 3-6 November, 2015
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19 May 2015

World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2015

The mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects forecasts growth of world gross product to accelerate slightly from 2.6 per cent in 2014 to 2.8 per cent in 2015?a downward revision by 0.3 percentage points from the forecast presented in the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 in January. In 2016, global growth is forecast to improve to 3.1 per cent. The report was launched today in New York by Pingfan Hong, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division (DPAD), UN/DESA; and Ingo Pitterle, Economic Affairs Officer, DPAD/DESA.