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30 July 2012

Report of the Secretary-General: Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond - 2012 Report

18 July 2012

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 45

July 2012 Summary: Marked deceleration in global trade Progress made in EU bank recapitalization and growth pact Growth slows in Brazil and India Monthly data of global and regional trade confirm that a marked deceleration of international trade is underway. During the first?four months of this year, global trade volume was at a stand-still, contracting 0.1 per cent from December 2011 to April 2012, according to the latest data published by the Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis (CPB). While short-term trade data?fluctuated significantly, a decelerating trend emerged starting in December 2011, where monthly growth of 0.9 per cent was followed?by weak growth and subsequent… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 45

16 July 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 38

The potential of financial transaction taxes for development financing by Christina Bodouroglou, Shari Spiegel and Rob Vos Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 38 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 38

01 July 2012

World Economic and Social Survey 2012

In Search of New Development Finance Difficulties in raising sufficient domestic and external resources to finance the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), along with the numerous drawbacks of traditional aid, are leading the quest for innovative sources of development finance. The World Economic and Social Survey 2012 analyses current and proposed mechanisms for innovative development finance and highlights mechanisms that can 1) increase the scale of development financing available and 2) provide stable and predictable financing to enhance sustainable development. The Survey confirms the potential of innovative development financing… World Economic and Social Survey 2012

20 June 2012

CDP Statements 2012

Statement by Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr at the CDP panel discussion with the ECOSOC on the UN Development Strategy for Transformative Changes Beyond 2015 , 23 July 2012 Statement by Prof. Frances Stewart, the Chairperson of the CDP, at the High Level Segment of 2012 ECOSOC Substantive Session, 3 July 2012 Statement by Prof. Jose Antonio Alonso, CDP member on "Smooth transition: some proposals", at the Second substantive meeting of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on smooth transition, 16 March 2012 Statement by Jose Antonio Alonso, CDP member, at the Global Preparatory Meeting for the 2012 AMR theme, 3 April 2012 Statement by Amb. Luis Alfonso de Alba, at the 14th Session of the CDP, New York… CDP Statements 2012

20 June 2012

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2012

2012 Absorbing Innovative Financial Flows: Looking at Asia Rehman Sobhan Download Paper Adopting a Currency Transaction Tax When Avoidance is a Possibility: Which Currencies Would Take the Lead and What Rate Could they Charge? David Stubbs Download Paper Aid Securitization: Beyond IFFIm Suhas Ketkar Download Paper Can remittances support development finance
in developing countries? Alex Julca Download Paper Global Health Initiatives and Aid Effectiveness
in the Health Sector Oliver Schwank Download Paper Half a Century of Proposals for
'Innovative' Development Financing Barry Herman Download Paper Innovative Development Finance:
The Latin American Experience… Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2012

20 June 2012

Project LINK Meeting Document 2012

2012 New York, 22-24 October Report on the Project LINK meeting Global Economic Outlook, October Presentation Global Economic Outlook, June Project LINK Meeting Document 2012

20 June 2012

CDP Presentations 2012

Presentation by Prof. Norman Girvan at the CDP panel discussion with the ECOSOC on the UN Development Strategy for Transformative Changes Beyond 2015, 23 July 2012 Presentation by Frances Stewart and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr at the Briefing for ECOSOC on Post 2015 Development Agenda, 4 April 2012 Presentation by Ms. Mulu Ketsela, the Vice-chairperson of CDP, on "Strengthening smooth transition from the LDC category", at the Second substantive meeting of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on smooth transition, 16 March 2012 Presentation by Prof. Jos
CDP Presentations 2012

16 June 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 37

Why global health funds should be consolidated by David Woodward, Shari Spiegel, Oliver Schwank?and Rob Vos Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 37 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 37

16 June 2012

Climate change vulnerability and the identification of least developed countries

CDP Background Paper No. 15 By Matthias Bruckner This paper reviews the role of climate change vulnerability in identifying least developed countries (LDCs). Taking a sustainable development perspective, it argues that climate change should be seen as an aggravating factor of existing handicaps and many indicators used to identify LDCs already capture relevant structural vulnerabilities to climate change. However, the paper proposes some refinements in the LDC criteria to better capture vulnerabilities from natural disasters and in coastal areas. These refinements affected the vulnerability ranking in the recent triennial review, but had no impact the eligibility of countries for inclusion… Climate change vulnerability and the identification of least developed countries