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30 July 2012

Report of the Secretary-General: Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond - 2012 Report

18 July 2012

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 45

July 2012 Summary: Marked deceleration in global trade Progress made in EU bank recapitalization and growth pact Growth slows in Brazil and India Monthly data of global and regional trade confirm that a marked deceleration of international trade is underway. During the first?four months of this year, global trade volume was at a stand-still, contracting 0.1 per cent from December 2011 to April 2012, according to the latest data published by the Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis (CPB). While short-term trade data?fluctuated significantly, a decelerating trend emerged starting in December 2011, where monthly growth of 0.9 per cent was followed?by weak growth and subsequent… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 45

16 July 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 38

The potential of financial transaction taxes for development financing by Christina Bodouroglou, Shari Spiegel and Rob Vos Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 38 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 38

01 July 2012

World Economic and Social Survey 2012

In Search of New Development Finance Difficulties in raising sufficient domestic and external resources to finance the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), along with the numerous drawbacks of traditional aid, are leading the quest for innovative sources of development finance. The World Economic and Social Survey 2012 analyses current and proposed mechanisms for innovative development finance and highlights mechanisms that can 1) increase the scale of development financing available and 2) provide stable and predictable financing to enhance sustainable development. The Survey confirms the potential of innovative development financing… World Economic and Social Survey 2012

20 June 2012

CDP Presentations 2012

Presentation by Prof. Norman Girvan at the CDP panel discussion with the ECOSOC on the UN Development Strategy for Transformative Changes Beyond 2015, 23 July 2012 Presentation by Frances Stewart and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr at the Briefing for ECOSOC on Post 2015 Development Agenda, 4 April 2012 Presentation by Ms. Mulu Ketsela, the Vice-chairperson of CDP, on "Strengthening smooth transition from the LDC category", at the Second substantive meeting of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on smooth transition, 16 March 2012 Presentation by Prof. Jos
CDP Presentations 2012

20 June 2012

Project LINK Meeting Document 2012

2012 New York, 22-24 October Report on the Project LINK meeting Global Economic Outlook, October Presentation Global Economic Outlook, June Project LINK Meeting Document 2012

20 June 2012

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2012

2012 Absorbing Innovative Financial Flows: Looking at Asia Rehman Sobhan Download Paper Adopting a Currency Transaction Tax When Avoidance is a Possibility: Which Currencies Would Take the Lead and What Rate Could they Charge? David Stubbs Download Paper Aid Securitization: Beyond IFFIm Suhas Ketkar Download Paper Can remittances support development finance
in developing countries? Alex Julca Download Paper Global Health Initiatives and Aid Effectiveness
in the Health Sector Oliver Schwank Download Paper Half a Century of Proposals for
'Innovative' Development Financing Barry Herman Download Paper Innovative Development Finance:
The Latin American Experience… Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2012

20 June 2012

CDP Statements 2012

Statement by Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr at the CDP panel discussion with the ECOSOC on the UN Development Strategy for Transformative Changes Beyond 2015 , 23 July 2012 Statement by Prof. Frances Stewart, the Chairperson of the CDP, at the High Level Segment of 2012 ECOSOC Substantive Session, 3 July 2012 Statement by Prof. Jose Antonio Alonso, CDP member on "Smooth transition: some proposals", at the Second substantive meeting of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on smooth transition, 16 March 2012 Statement by Jose Antonio Alonso, CDP member, at the Global Preparatory Meeting for the 2012 AMR theme, 3 April 2012 Statement by Amb. Luis Alfonso de Alba, at the 14th Session of the CDP, New York… CDP Statements 2012

16 June 2012

The United Nations Development Strategy Beyond 2015

CDP Policy Note
In the present Policy Note, the Committee for Development Policy proposes principles and policy alternatives for a post-2015 development agenda, in the light of consideration of lessons learnt from the Millennium Development Goals experience and the key development challenges that have emerged in recent years. It suggests a general contour of a transformative framework with a broader, more nuanced and context-specific development strategies which are required to make the vision expressed in the Millennium Declaration to be fully realized. The Note will contribute to efforts by the international community to find the effective solutions to move the international… The United Nations Development Strategy Beyond 2015

16 June 2012

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 44

June 2012 Summary: Growth projections for the global economy revised downward The jobs crisis continues Euro area debt crisis and rising energy prices are key risks Despite some scattered signs of improvement in recent months, the world economic situation and prospects continue to be challenging. After a marked slowdown in the course of 2011, global economic growth will likely remain tepid in 2012, with most regions?expanding at a pace below potential.?The World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2012?projects that world gross product (WGP) will grow by 2.5 per cent in 2012 and 3.1 per cent in 2013, following growth of?2.7 per cent in 2011. This constitutes a slight downward… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 44