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Recognition and Application of the Least Developed Country Category by UN Development System Organizations

Recognition and Application of the Least Developed Country Category by UN Development System Organizations

CDP Policy Review No. 6 By Teresa Lenzi This paper analyzes the advantages that LDCs have derived from the various LDC-specific international support measures due to their LDC status. It identi?fies the reasons why some UN development system organizations may not use the LDC category in their allocation of development assistance and support measures.The analysis focuses on support from the UNDS organizations related to ODA and general support measures. Trade related support measures fall under the purview of the World Trade Organization, and are not discussed in this paper. The analysis was undertaken in the context of a UN General Assembly mandate in response to the Mid-term Review of the… Recognition and Application of the Least Developed Country Category by UN Development System Organizations
World Economic Situation And Prospects As Of Mid-2017

World Economic Situation And Prospects As Of Mid-2017

The mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017 confirms the projections made in the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017?in January 2017 of a modest recovery in global growth for 2017-2018. Helped by a moderate recovery in trade and investment, world gross product is expected to expand by 2.7% in 2017 and 2.9% in 2018. While this marks a notable acceleration compared to 2016, growth in many regions remains below the levels needed for rapid progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Average growth of 4.7% in 2017 and 5.3% in 2018 is forecast for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), well below the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of at… World Economic Situation And Prospects As Of Mid-2017
2017 Monitoring Reports

2017 Monitoring Reports

Angola Equatorial Guinea Samoa Vanuatu 2017 Monitoring Reports
Applying the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework to Nepal

Applying the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework to Nepal

CDP Background Paper No. 35 By Dr. Jiajun Xu and Sarah Hager This paper analyzes opportunities for growth in Nepal by applying the policy tool of New Structural Economics ? Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF). Drawing on firm level surveys, stakeholder interviews, and existing datasets it aims to contribute to policy discussions in Nepal and to demonstrate the use of the GIFF for other least developed countries.?The report argues that Nepal should seek to capture industrial transfer from China to establish a foothold in global value chains, create employment and catalyze structural transformation. The report identifies product-level advantages arising from preferential… Applying the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework to Nepal
From planning to policy: Half a century of the CDP

From planning to policy: Half a century of the CDP

CDP Background Paper No. 36 By Daniel Gay The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) comprises 24 independent specialists from a variety of disciplines. It advises the UN Economic and Social Council on emerging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to sustainable development and international co-operation. The paper argues that since its launch in 1965 the CDP has at times struggled to make an impact, but that it has been most effective when it has been at its most creative and when it has broken with convention.
The CDP?helped put into practice the target that developed countries should devote 0.7% of their gross national income to official development… From planning to policy: Half a century of the CDP
CDP Chair is panelist at the 2017 ECOSOC Integration Segment

CDP Chair is panelist at the 2017 ECOSOC Integration Segment

Professor Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), participated as panelist at the ECOSOC Integration Segment on 10 May 2017. The session under the theme "Bringing the ECOSOC System Together" featured representatives of functional commissions and other subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC to address the overall theme of the 2017 session ?Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions through promoting sustainable development, expanding opportunities and addressing related challenges?. Information Annotated Programme
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2017 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

2017 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the nineteenth session?(20-24 March 2017) (E/2017/33)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2017: Reflecting on seventy years of development policy analysis,?Overview (E/2017/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2017 (E/2017/65)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2017 Reports to the Economic and Social Council
World Economic Situation And Prospects: May 2017 Briefing, No. 102

World Economic Situation And Prospects: May 2017 Briefing, No. 102

Slowdown in productivity growth posing a medium term challenge for developing countries Weaker-than-expected first quarter growth in the United States of America Plunge in cocoa prices delaying economic recovery in West Africa Global issues Recent slowdown in productivity growth highlights medium-term challenges for developing countries Recent indicators have shown a gradual strengthening of global economic activity since late 2016. In tandem with an improvement in aggregate demand, international trade and manufacturing output have rebounded, while commodity prices have risen from their lows seen in early 2016. Amid a general improvement in business sentiment, several large economies,… World Economic Situation And Prospects: May 2017 Briefing, No. 102
3. Employment Opportunities: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter?

3. Employment Opportunities: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter?

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Development Issues No. 11: The Slowdown in Productivity Growth: A View from International Trade

Development Issues No. 11: The Slowdown in Productivity Growth: A View from International Trade

Summary: Productivity growth has slowed down markedly since the global financial crisis. Many factors have been proposed as underlying forces behind this phenomenon, including a slower pace of technological progress and the role of weak demand and lower capital investment. However, one factor that has received relatively less attention is the slowdown in international trade. By exploiting the firm heterogeneity dimension, recent advances in the literature on international trade offer interesting insights to understand the relationship between the weaknesses in global trade and the deceleration in productivity growth. In particular, it shows how trade, investment and technology decisions at… Development Issues No. 11: The Slowdown in Productivity Growth: A View from International Trade