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25 October 2007

Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction

CDP Policy Note
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

16 October 2007

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 4

Downside risks from financial shocks will persist?unless global imbalances are effectively addressed by?Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright and Alex Izurieta ? Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 4 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 4

16 September 2007

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 3

Tackling insecurity in old age: the challenge of universal pensions by Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright, Ana Cortez, Alex Julca and Oliver Paddison ? Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 3 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 3

01 August 2007

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007 singles out the possibility of a more severe downturn in the United States' housing markets as the key risk for the global economy. A number of economies have witnessed substantial appreciation of house prices over the past decade, and the associated wealth effects have contributed to relatively strong economic growth rates. A reversal of the process may thus lead to significant negative fallout for world economic growth. The risks associated with the housing sector are serious also because of the inextricable linkage between the increase in house prices and global imbalances. The housing booms in countries running large external deficits are… World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007

20 June 2007

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2007

2007 Population Aging, Wealth, and Economic Growth: Demographic Dividends and Public Policy Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason Download Paper Projection of health care expenditure by disease:
a case study from Australia Theo Vos, John Goss, Stephen Begg and Nicholas Mann Download Paper Poverty among the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean Leonardo Gasparini, Javier Alejo, Francisco Haimovich, Sergio Olivieri
and Leopoldo Tornarolli Download Paper The Implications of Aging for the Structure and Stability
of Financial Markets Jane D'Arista Download Paper Population Ageing and Health Expenditure:
Sri Lanka 2001-2101 Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya and Associates Download Paper Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2007

20 June 2007

Project LINK Meeting Document 2007

2007 Addis Ababa, 12-14 November Report on the Project LINK meeting Global Economic Outlook Beijing, 14-17 May Report on the Project LINK meeting Project LINK Meeting Provisional Agenda Global Economic Outlook Project LINK Meeting Document 2007

20 June 2007

CDP Statements 2007

Statement by CDP member, Prof. Hans Opschoor, of the Report by the Committee for Development Policy on its ninth session to ECOSOC, Geneva, 23 July 2007 Statement by CDP chairman, Prof. Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, at the High Level Segment of the 2007 ECOSOC Substantive Session, Geneva, 4 July 2007 CDP Statements 2007

14 May 2007

2007 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the ninth session?(19-23 March 2007) (E/2007/33)
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

17 April 2007

2007 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2007/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2007/34) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2007/33, Supplement No. 13)
English ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2007/35) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2006/33, Supplement No. 13)
English GA resolution (A/RES/62/97) on the graduation of Samoa from the list of least developed countries
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español 2007 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

10 February 2007

The International Development Agenda and the Climate Change Challenge

CDP Policy Note
Focusing international cooperation on climate change solely on the establishment of emission targets is not adequate: the latter does not adequately address developmental challenges or help achieve internationally agreed goals. The international development agenda needs to specify the actions and approaches required for ensuring economic behaviour that is compatible with environmental constraints in a way that minimizes aggregate costs, protects the vulnerable and maximizes economic growth. The integration of climate-change and development goals will require a fundamental reorientation of the current developmental trajectory so that the carbon intensity of… The International Development Agenda and the Climate Change Challenge