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Accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: options for sustained and inclusive growth and issues for advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (A/66/126)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/66/138)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Development cooperation with middle-income countries?(A/66/220)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2011 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly
July 2011 Summary: Concerns over sovereign debt sustainability in Europe and the United States cast clouds over?global economic recovery Oil and other primary commodity prices remain high, keeping up headline inflation and affecting?output growth in major economies Growth is beginning to moderate in some regions which had experienced robust performance?in 2010 on the back of internal efforts to contain inflationary pressures and a receding global?demand The prospects for continued global economic recovery are at risk. Concerns have?increased that efforts to deal with sovereign debt problems in the United States?and peripheral countries of Europe may falter. Possible defaults could… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 33
The Great Green Technological Transformation To meet both the global development objectives of conquering poverty and protecting the environment, the World Economic and Social Survey 2011 calls for a complete transformation of technology on which human economic activity is based. The Survey details new policy directions and major investments in developing and scaling up clean energy technologies, sustainable farming and forestry techniques, climate-proofing of infrastructure and reducing non-biodegradable waste production. This "great green technological transformation" is needed to renew Earth's capacity to sustain human life and permit developing countries to realize their aspirations… World Economic and Social Survey 2011
A truly green agricultural revolution is needed by Diana Alarcon, Christina Bodouroglou, Manuel F. Montes and Rob Vos Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 35 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 35
Dialogue on "Beyond Istanbul: challenges after the UNLDC IV and trade preferences for LDCs" organized by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), the Centre for Policy Dialogue-Bangladesh (CPD) and the OECD Development Centre (Geneva, 28 June 2011) Presentation by Ms. Ana Luiza Cortez, Secretary of the CDP, on "The criteria for classification of LDCs: Refinements introduced by the CDP at its 13th Session", 20 June 2011 Handout distriuted at the presentation describing the Criteria for the Identification of Least Developed Countries Presentation by Professor Hans Opschoor, CDP member, on the UN development agenda beyond 2015, New York, 23 March 2011… CDP Presentations 2011
Statement by Prof. Frances Stewart, the Chairperson of the CDP, at the High Level Segment of 2011 ECOSOC Substantive Session, 5 July 2011 Statement by Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, CDP member, at the Global Preparatory Meeting for the 2011 AMR theme on 28 April 2011 Statement by Amb. Milos Koterec, at the 13th Session of the CDP, New York, 21 March 2011 Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, at the 13th Session of the CDP, New York, 21 March 2011 CDP Statements 2011
2011 New York, 24-26 October Report on the Project LINK Meeting Global Economic Outlook, October Global Economic Outlook, June Project LINK Meeting Document 2011
CDP Background Paper No. 11 By Jos? Antonio Alonso Increasing international migratory flows in the last four decades is one of the most visible manifestations of the globalization process. In spite of its potential positive effect on global efficiency and well-being, little progress has been made in designing and promoting a normative and institutional framework to allow a better global governance of international migration. The current crisis has added new concerns in relation to migrant situation particularly in the countries more affected by the recession. It is likely that migratory pressures continue beyond the crisis, as international asymmetries that promote international migration… International migration and development: a review in light of the crisis (S)
CDP Background Paper No. 11 By Jos? Antonio Alonso Increasing international migratory flows in the last four decades is one of the most visible manifestations of the globalization process. In spite of its potential positive effect on global efficiency and well-being, little progress has been made in designing and promoting a normative and institutional framework to allow a better global governance of international migration. The current crisis has added new concerns in relation to migrant situation particularly in the countries more affected by the recession. It is likely that migratory pressures continue beyond the crisis, as international asymmetries that promote international migration… International migration and development: a review in light of the crisis
Financing the green technological transformation by Manuel F. Montes, Vladimir Popov and Rob Vos Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 34 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 34