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16 December 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 10

Microfinance: no panacea, but useful?instrument in fight against poverty
by Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright and S. Nazrul Islam
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 10

19 November 2008

Committee for Development Policy Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures (First Edition, 2008)

The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) launched today the second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures at a briefing in New York. The Handbook contains a detailed description of the procedures and methodologies used by the CDP in the identification of least developed countries (LDCs), as well as an overview of the international support measures associated with the LDC category. As a supplement to the Handbook, the LDC 2015 Country Snapshots was also presented at the briefing. The Country Snapshots is a compilation of one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015 and illustrates the…

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16 November 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 9

Bubbles, busts, and bailouts: lessons from the global financial meltdown
by Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright and?Alex Izurieta
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 9

16 October 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 8

Don?t forget the food crisis: new policy directions needed
by?Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright and?Keiji Inoue

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 8

29 September 2008

The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2008

Delivering on the Global Partnership for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals Important gaps remain in delivering on the global commitments in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, and access to new technologies and to affordable ess

The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2008