Publications | Economic Analysis and Policy Division

Displaying 41 - 50 of 318

27 November 2018

Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures - Third Edition

The Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category is prepared by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to provide comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category. This third edition of the Handbook builds upon and updates the previous edition, published in 2015. It reflects refinements to the LDC criteria and the progress of several countries towards graduation from the category. Moreover, this edition contains additional information on international support measures, in particular on ?smooth transition? provisions for countries graduating from the LDC category. The publication is intended for use by government officials, policymakers, researchers and other… Download

26 November 2018

Comparison of Indicators for Identification of Least Developed Countries and for Measuring Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals, by Namsuk Kim (CDP Policy Review No. 7)

This paper provides an overview on the interlinkage between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement and Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation, by examining the relationship between the indicators to be used for monitoring progress toward SDGs, and the ones currently used for LDC classification and also the ones considered by the Committee for Development Policy in the past. It aims to assist the policy makers to enhance effectiveness of their development policies, by taking into consideration the indicators of the SDG review framework and the ones in the LDC classification that are related to one another. It finds that there is a fundamental conceptual difference between the… Download

26 November 2018

Prospects of Least Developed Countries meeting the graduation criteria by 2030, by Namsuk Kim (CDP Policy Review No. 8)

The progress made for enabling LDCs to move toward graduation has not been successful enough. Fourteen countries have been able to meet the criteria for graduation during 2011-2020, only half way to meet the target specified in the IPoA: a half of LDCs meeting the graduation criteria by 2020. Without boosting the development progress of LDCs, the possibility of achieving Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030 in all countries, leaving no one behind, will be very limited. The present paper investigates the trend based on diverse scenarios, to sheds light on the possible graduation cases by 2030, and implications on how much effort is needed to accelerate the development progress… Download

08 November 2018

Migration, Diasporas and the Sustainable Development Goals in Least Developed Countries by Keith Nurse (CDP Background Paper No. 48)

Migration and the growth of global diasporas are key contemporary trends which impact on the pledge to ?leave no one behind? in the 2030 Agenda. The developmental potential of migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper offers critical perspectives on the SDGs targets with a discussion on the economic challenges as well as the opportunities for trade and entrepreneurship. The focus is particularly on remittances (including South-South remittances) and other financial investments such as diaspora savings and bonds. The second area of analysis is financial innovation through the growth of money transfer organizations in LDCs (i.… Download

08 October 2018

World Economic And Social Survey 2018: Frontier Technologies For Sustainable Development

The World Economic and Social Survey 2018 reviews the advances in frontier technologies ? automation, robotics, electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies, biotechnologies and artificial intelligence ? and analyses their economic, social and environmental impact. These technologies possess immense potential for fostering growth, prosperity and environmental sustainability and accelerating the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.? Advances in frontier technologies also present new and unique challenges. While promising prosperity, they also present risks of growing unemployment, underemployment and inequality, and raise new ethical and moral challenges. Full… World Economic And Social Survey 2018: Frontier Technologies For Sustainable Development

11 May 2018

2018 CDP Report, ECOSOC and GA Resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2018/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme
Leaving no one behind
Monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the list of least developed countries
Towards improved assistance for graduating least developed countries
Voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ECOSOC resolution (E/Res/2018/27) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español GA resolution (A/RES/73/133) on the Graduation of countries from the least developed…

11 May 2018

CDP Plenary 2018

Date:?12 - 16 March 2018
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA Documents Agenda Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2018/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Opening statements Statement by Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Statement by Marie Chatardov?, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Papers and presentations Summary of Impact Assessments 2018 Triennial Review of the List of LDCs Monitoring Graduating and Graduated Countries Presentation on Monitoring Reports GradJet - LDC Graduation Platform Analysing Voluntary National Reviews Open session on Leaving No One Behind Summaries and…

21 March 2018

2018 Monitoring Reports

Angola Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea's letter to OHRLLS Maldives Samoa Samoa’s smooth transition strategy report Vanuatu

21 March 2018

2018 Vulnerability Profiles

Bhutan Kiribati Note by UNSD on the treatment of fishing licenses Nepal São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Timor-Leste

21 March 2018

2018 Impact Assessments

Bhutan (including Bhutan's response to the impact assessment and DESA's reply) Kiribati Nepal (including Nepal's response to the impact assessment) São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands (including Solomon Islands' response to the impact assessment) Timor-Leste (including Timor-Leste's response to the impact assessment)