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29 November 2003

2003 Vulnerability Profiles

Cabo Verde Maldives 2003 Vulnerability Profiles

20 June 2003

Project LINK Meeting Document 2003

New York, 23-25 April 2003 Agenda Report on the Meeting of the Expert Group on the World Economic Situation and Prospects Global Economic Outlook Presentations Project LINK Meeting Document 2003

05 May 2003

2003 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2003/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español ECOSOC decisions (E/RES/2003/280) and (E/RES/2003/281) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
English GA resolution (A/RES/58/112) on the report of the Committee for Development Policy
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español 2003 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

20 January 2003

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2003

Following some signs of stabilization at the end of 2002, global economic growth is expected to improve in 2003, but the strength, breadth and sustainability of the recovery remain subject to many uncertainties. Risks associated with heightened geopolitical tensions, such as the possibility of higher oil prices and lower business and consumer confidence, are the key threats to global economic recovery in the short run. In such a global economic environment, policymakers are facing prodigious challenges. Macroeconomic policy worldwide has been generally accommodative over the past year and has helped prevent the world economy from falling farther into a synchronized global downturn. The… World Economic Situation and Prospects 2003

10 January 2003

Local Development and Global Issues

CDP Policy Note
The attainment of international development goals requires addressing rural poverty. Rural development must reflect the multi-dimensional nature of poverty and must thus be multi-targeted. Policy measures include the expansion of education and health services, and the provision of incentives to rural populations to make use of such services. Also important is an increase in agricultural productivity and the removal of distortions and barriers to trade. Adequate provision of global public goods can contribute to effective poverty reduction by mitigating global risks and reducing public "bads". New institutional and financial arrangements need to be developed to… Local Development and Global Issues

07 January 2003

World Economic and Social Survey 2003

Part I. State of the World Economy Part one of the World Economic and Social Survey 2003 discusses the state of the world economy in 2003 and the outlook for 2004. It includes a review of developments in international trade and finance and an overview of the situation in the world's economies as of mid-2003 and their prospects for 2004. Part II. Economic Policy and Poverty The goal of reducing poverty by half by the year 2015 has prompted policymakers to increase the attention given to policies and measures directly targeted at achieving this goal. At the same time, it is also necessary to examine policies and measures related to other goals that are expected to have a bearing on, but are… World Economic and Social Survey 2003