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29 September 2010

The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2010

The Global Partnership for Development at a Critical Juncture In September 2010, world leaders will take stock of MDG achievements to date at the High-level Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Much progress has been made since 2000, but there is still a great deal more to be achieved in order to fulfill the promise of the MDGs. In this sense, the global partnership for development stands at a critical juncture, with only five years left until the 2015 deadline to deliver on the commitments made and to achieve the MDGs. Remaining gaps are still very large and there have been setbacks because of the global food, energy and financial crises. The deadline for commitments in… The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2010

01 July 2010

World Economic and Social Survey 2010

Retooling Global Development The World Economic and Social Survey 2010 highlights the systemic weakness unmasked by the recent global crises and proposes reforms in international arrangements to eliminate these deficiencies and gaps in global governance mechanisms. These weaknesses have unduly constricted national policy space and sustain the proliferation of conflicting international rules. The proposed reforms are aimed at ensuring consistency among national development efforts and global mechanisms in aid, trade and finance to pave the way towards more balanced and sustainable development. Sales No. E.10.II.C.1 ISBN 978-92-1-109161-8 Overview: عربي, 汉语, English, Français Download full… World Economic and Social Survey 2010

20 June 2010

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2010

2010 Development in an interdependent world:
old issues, new directions? John Toye Download Paper Economic integration, inequality and growth: Theory and comparative assessment Giovanni Andrea Cornia Download Paper Energy Intensity, Greenhouse Gas, and Global Warming Lance Taylor Download Paper From Washington Consensus to Inclusive Growth:
The Continuing Relevance of Pro-Poor Policy Alternatives Alfredo Saad Filho Download Paper International Tax Cooperation and International
Development Finance Valpy FitzGerald Download Paper Labour Markets Trends, Financial Globalization and the current crisis in Developing Countries Rolph van der Hoeven Download Paper Making… Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2010

16 June 2010

Views and perspectives on UN support for SIDS, by Philippe Hein (CDP Background Paper No. 10)

The present paper reviews the existing support by the United Nations system to the small island developing States (SIDS). While acknowledging great diversity among SIDS, the paper notes that these countries on average have maintained good levels of socio-economic indicators despite their fundamental development challenges. It also highlights a number of problems in adequately assessing United Nations support for SIDS and makes suggestions for their solution. Download

30 March 2010

CDP Plenary 2010

Date and location 22 - 26 March 2010 United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA Documents Agenda Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2010/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Opening statements Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Statement by H.E. Ambassador Somduth Soborun, Vice-President of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Papers Monitoring of Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Samoa Monitoring of Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Maldives Monitoring of Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Equatorial Guinea