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06 July 2023

Frontier Technology Issues: Harnessing the economic dividends from demographic change

Introduction Virtually every country is experiencing a growth in the size and proportion of older persons in the population, a demographic change with significant economic and social consequences (UN DESA, 2023). Several of these developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, will also experience a large increase in their young working age populations, presenting a unique opportunity to improve living standards for all, including those who would be ageing out of the workforce. A larger working-age population can contribute to increased labour force participation, driving economic growth and productivity. Individuals in this group tend to also accumulate savings at a higher rate,… Frontier Technology Issues: Harnessing the economic dividends from demographic change

15 June 2023

Impacts of LDC Graduation on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in Cambodia, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia, by Nirmalya Syam and Shirin Syed (CDP Background Paper No. 57)

Least developed countries (LDCs) benefit from specific flexibilities under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), including an extended transition period for implementation of the agreement. These flexibilities cease to apply when countries graduate from the LDC category. Cambodia, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia are among the countries that have recently started the graduation process, which consists of a series of stages over several years and involves analysis of quantitative and qualitative information, including the expected impacts of graduation. In that context, this study analyses the policy and developmental… Download

27 April 2023

2023 CDP Report, ECOSOC and GA Resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2023/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme
Just transition
External debt
Analysis of the voluntary national reviews
Review of the least developed country criteria
Review of the recognition and use of the least developed country category by United Nations development system entities
Monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the list of least developed countries ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2023/10) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español ECOSOC resolution (E…

26 April 2023

2023 Monitoring Reports

Angola Estratégia Nacional de Transição Suave Bangladesh Bangladesh Annual Report 2022 Bhutan Annual Report on the Preparation of Bhutan’s Transition Strategy for smooth LDC graduation Lao People's Democratic Republic The Annual Report to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) on the Preparation of the Smooth Transition Strategy Nepal Report on the Preparation of the LDC Graduation Transition Strategy of Nepal São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Solomon Islands - CDP crisis assessment Vanuatu Vanuatu Smooth Transition Strategy

17 March 2023

Potential impacts of LDC graduation: Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia (CDP Policy Note 2023)

When a country leaves (graduates from) the least developed countries (LDC) category, it ceases to benefit from international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs (in some cases, these measures are available for a set period after graduation, known as a smooth transition period). This Policy Note provides an overview of the expected impacts of the withdrawal of LDC-specific international support measures in Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia. These countries met the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)s graduation thresholds for the first time in 2021 and, according to the established procedures will be assessed again in 2024, when they may be recommended for… English French

16 March 2023

What the United Kingdom's new Developing Countries Trading Scheme means for least developed countries (LDCs), including countries in the graduation process, by Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (CDP Background Paper No. 55)

The United Kingdom has adopted a new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which comprises three different regimes ? one for least developed countries (LDCs), one for non-LDC economically vulnerable low-income and lower-middle-income countries, and one for other low-income and lower-middle-income countries. Compared to the previous scheme, which largely mirrored the European Union?s, the DCTS makes it easier for an LDC to accede to the intermediary ?Enhanced Preferences? scheme when it graduates. For most countries, graduation from the LDC category will have little impact on trade with the United Kingdom, and less impact than it might have had under the previous regime. Impacts will be… Download

13 February 2023

CDP Plenary 2023

Date: 20 - 24 February 2023
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA Documents Agenda Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2023/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Opening Statements Statement by Mr. Li Jinhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Open Session - The just transition debate: ambition meets reality 21 February 2023, 1:15 - 2:45 PM, Conference Room 7, UNHQ, New York Link to the event page The recording of the event can be watched at: UN Web TV Interactive Session with ECOSOC 24 February 2023, 10:00 - 11:30 AM, ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, New York Opening remarks by HE. Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva, President…

28 September 2022

2022 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

Towards a New International Economic Order (A/77/214)
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20 April 2022

2022 CDP Report, ECOSOC and GA Resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2022/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Corrigendum (E/2022/33/Corr.1) to the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
To reflect the correct graduation date for Bhutan
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme
Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Review by the Economic and Social Council of subsidiary bodies
Voluntary national reviews (VNRs)
Monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the list of…

28 February 2022

2022 Monitoring Reports

Angola Report on the preparation of a national strategy for the smooth transition (STS) of Angola out of the LDC category Bangladesh Bangladesh Report on Graduation 2021 Bhutan Second Annual Report on the preparation of Bhutan’s Transition Strategy for smooth LDC graduation Lao People's Democratic Republic The Annual Report to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) on the Preparation of the Smooth Transition Strategy Nepal Report on the Preparation of the Transition and LDC Graduation Strategy of Nepal São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Vanuatu