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Adapting to climate change is critical for sustainable development. Steps must be taken to strengthen the adaptive capacity of all stakeholders and to mainstream adaptation into sectoral and national planning processes. Achieving the aims reflected in the international sustainable development agenda also requires mitigation efforts in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. Whereas among industrialized countries the approach to mitigation has focused on a cap-and-trade system, for developing countries such a strategy may not be ideal. For those countries, an investment-based approach encouraging the use of renewable energy… Achieving Sustainable Development in an Age of Climate Change
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2008: Overcoming Economic Insecurity,?Overview (E/2008/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2008 (E/2008/57)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2008 Reports to the Economic and Social Council
Important progress has been made towards developing a global partnership in support of national poverty reduction strategies. Nonetheless, the existing framework of that global partnership, the use of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers as its main instrument, appears to be neither adequate nor effective. Aid recipient countries need to gain more ownership of their poverty reduction strategies. Aid and other international support should be provided under conditions which enhance, rather than restrict, domestic policy space in recipient countries. Multilateral trade negotiations need to be consistent with poverty reduction objectives and should not conflict with the… Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2007: Development in an Ageing World,?Overview (E/2007/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2007: Macroeconomic trends in the world economy (E/2007/CRP.2)
English 2007 Reports to the Economic and Social Council
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2006: Diverging Growth and Development,?Overview (E/2006/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2006 Reports to the Economic and Social Council
On 4 July 2007 Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), presented the Committee's findings on "Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, including through the global partnership for development" of the CDPs report on its 9th session at the High-Level Policy Dialog.
The High-Level Policy Dialogue with the Heads of International Financial and Trade Institutions (World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD and WTO), under the auspices of ECOSOC, focused on major developments in the world economy and international economic cooperation, in the broader context of the follow-up to the 2005 World Summit.
Statement
Statement by Professor Ffrench-Davis…
Date: 17 - 20 March 2008
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA
Documents
Agenda
Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2008/33, Supplement No. 13)
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Opening statements
Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Briefing by the CDP on its contribution to the Annual Ministerial Review on Sustainable Development
Presentation
n 23 July 2009 Professor Willene Johnson, on behalf of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings of the CDPs report on its 10th session at the General segment of the substantive 2008 ECOSOC session.
The 2008 General segment of ECOSOC was held from 18 to 25 July 2008, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and addressed the Council’s overall annual theme “Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development”. It brought together high-level representatives of UN Member States, civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector, and the UN system.…
On 1 July 2008 Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings of the CDPs report on its 10th session at the High-Level Segment of the 2008 ECOSOC session.
The 2008 High-level segment of ECOSOC was held from 30 June to 7 July 2008, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and addressed the Council’s overall annual theme “Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development”. It brought together high-level representatives of UN Member States, civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector, and the UN system.…
On 30 June 2008 Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), presented the Committee's findings on "The need for a development-supportive international financial architecture to compensate developing countries for external shocks" of the CDPs report on its 10th session at the High-Level Policy Dialog.
The High-Level Policy Dialogue with the Heads of International Financial and Trade Institutions (World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD and WTO), under the auspices of ECOSOC, focused on major developments in the world economy and international economic cooperation, in the broader context of the follow-up to the 2005 World Summit.
Statement
Statement by Professor…