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06 February 2018

4. Prejudice and discrimination: Barriers to social inclusion

02 February 2018

Lessons learned in developing productive capacities: Fourteen case studies, by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) Secretariat (CDP Background Paper No. 37)

Least developed countries (LDCs) are characterized by limited productive capacities, which constrains their efforts towards structural transformation and sustainable development. At the same time, the actual policy choices countries that have graduated or have made significant progress towards graduation from the LDC category provide a wide range of lessons other LDCs and the international community can learn from. Whereas countries can be on different pathways towards graduation, a diverse set of social, macroeconomic, financial, agricultural and industrial policies can be effective. However, good development governance is the key factor for successfully expanding productive capacity. Download

31 January 2018

World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2018 Briefing, No. 111

Declining headline unemployment rates mask deeper labour market challenges in both developed and developing regions
High youth unemployment not only bears significant costs for the individual but also damages the social fabric
Long term investments in education, fostering entrepreneurship and enhancing social safety nets promote more inclusive labour markets World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2018 Briefing, No. 111

08 January 2018

World Economic Situation And Prospects: January 2018 Briefing, No. 110

WESP 2018 highlights that the strengthening global economy is an opportunity to address structural challenges
Several economies in Africa, Latin America and Western Asia still see negligible per capita income growth
East and South Asia remain world?s most dynamic regions World Economic Situation And Prospects: January 2018 Briefing, No. 110

15 December 2017

CDP participates at the Expert Group Meeting on UN Support for Graduation and Smooth Transition for LDCs

Professor Keith Nurse, Rapporteur of the CDP and the CDP Secretariat participated in the EGM on UN Support for Graduation and Smooth Transition for the LDCs on 14 December 2017. The meeting was organized by OHRLLS and brought together representatives

11 December 2017

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018

Marking 70 years of publication, UN/DESA's flagship report on the state of the global economy, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017, was launched today in New York by Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, Lenni Montiel, and Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Dawn Holland. The report states that world gross product is forecast to expand by 2.7 per cent in 2017 and 2.9 per cent in 2018, with this modest recovery more an indication of economic stabilization than a signal of a robust and sustained revival of global demand.? Regional launches will take place in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow and New Delhi throughout the week. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018

11 December 2017

Conforme amaina la tormenta de la crisis financiera mundial, los encargados de formular pol?ticas gozan de mayor margen para hacer frente a cuestiones de m?s largo plazo que frenan el desarrollo sostenible. Situaci?n y Perspectivas de la Econom?a Mundial 2018: Resumen

4. Prejudice and discrimination: Barriers to social inclusion

Lessons learned in developing productive capacities: Fourteen case studies, by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) Secretariat (CDP Background Paper No. 37)

World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2018 Briefing, No. 111

World Economic Situation And Prospects: January 2018 Briefing, No. 110

CDP participates at the Expert Group Meeting on UN Support for Graduation and Smooth Transition for LDCs

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018

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Situaci?n y Perspectivas de la Econom?a Mundial 2018: Resumen