Institutional constraints prevent the Least Developed Countries from fully utilizing the trade-related International Support Measures provided by development partners. A cost-benefit analysis has been developed as a methodology to identify institutional constraints and prioritize support measures comparing benefits with costs, based on survey data. Applied in Uganda, it identified critical institutional constraints: limited knowledge on how to access most of the assistance; inadequate institutional arrangements; ineffective communications regarding the use of support measures. International support measures related to sanitary and phytosanitary issues, among others, are expected to…
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The launching of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the dawn of the present century ushered in one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the United Nations. Concerted efforts at the international, national and subnational levels to achieve the MDGs have brought about significant development progress over the past 15 years. Nevertheless, important development gaps remain.
The year 2015 was one of global action on the unfinished business of the MDGs and the many other challenges facing humankind. Once again, the United Nations has taken the leading role in promoting development for all, and through an inclusive consultation process has formulated the 2030 Agenda for…
World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation
The second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures (2015) provides comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category, including a description of procedures and methodologies used in the identification of these countries, and the support measures associated with it.
It builds upon and updates the previous edition published in 2008. Accordingly, the LDC Handbook is intended for the use by government officials, policymakers, researchers and others interested in the particular development problems and challenges faced by the most disadvantaged developing countries.
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* Data from the 2015 triennial review
LDC status
Inclusion: 1985
Graduation: Recommended for graduation in 2020 by the General Assembly
Reports and resolutions
Inclusion
CDP report: 1985
GA resolution: A/RES/40/233
Graduation
CDP reports: 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2012
ECOSOC resolutions: E/RES/1997/223, E/RES/1998/39, E/RES/2012/32
GA resolutions: A/RES/52/210, E/RES/68/18, A/RES/70/78
Impact assessment: 2009, 2012
Vulnerability profile: 2009, 2012
Country statements: 2009 CDP Plenary statement, 2012 CDP EGM statement
Country presentation: 2015 CDP EGM presentation
Monitoring reports: 2014, 2015
Gross national income (GNI) per capita…
Income convergence between developed and developing countries in recent years is mainly the result of rapid economic growth in Asia. The distance between average per capita income in other developing regions and that in developed countries has not changed significantly; between-country inequality continues to be a cause of concern.
Development Issues No. 5: Income convergence or persistent inequalities among countries?
The understanding of inequality has evolved from the traditional outcome-oriented view, whereby income is used as a proxy for well-being. The opportunity-oriented perspective acknowledges that circumstances of birth are essential to life outcomes and that equality of opportunity requires a fair starting point for all.
Development Issues No. 1: Concepts of Inequality
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