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31 July 2014

2014 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

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/69/201)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Updated?overview of the major international economic and policy?challenges for equitable and inclusive sustained economic?growth and sustainable development, and of the role of the?United Nations in addressing these issues in the light of the?New International Economic Order (A/69/203)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2014 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

25 July 2014

Report of the Secretary-General: Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond” - 2014 Report

16 July 2014

Trade benefits for least developed countries:?the Bangladesh case

CDP Background Paper No. 18 By Mustafizur Rahman Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries. The paper finds that trade preferences accorded to Bangladesh as an LDC have played a crucial role in recent accelerated development of her economy and her significant achievements in trade and social sectors. The paper highlights the concerns that emanate from the trade preferences and proposes ways to make these more effective and beneficial for the LDCs. It concludes that Bangladesh will need to build the needed supply-side capacities and undertake necessary reforms to realize the… Trade benefits for least developed countries:?the Bangladesh case

16 July 2014

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 68

July 2014 Summary: World trade continues sluggish recovery ?Oil prices soar amid political instability in Iraq Disappointing first quarter for developed economies Despite expectations for a return to previous growth rates this year,?world trade has grown relatively slowly for the first months of 2014.?Prior to the crisis, world trade grew at about double the growth?rate of world gross product (WGP), but in the past two years trade?growth has slowed to just barely matching the growth of WGP.?The hope was that a rise in economic activity in developed countries, which still account for a major portion of world trade and are?important trading partners for many developing countries, would?… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 68

22 June 2014

Project LINK Meeting Document 2014

New York, 20?22 October Report on the Project LINK Meeting Global Economic Outlook, October Presentation Global and Country Forecasts for Project LINK Meeting Global Economic Outlook, June

20 June 2014

CDP Statements 2014

Statement by Prof. Jose Antonio Alonso at the 2014 High-level Meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF). New York, 10 July 2014 Statement by Prof Sakiko Fukuda-Parr at the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review, 8 July 2014 Statement by Prof Jose Antonio Ocampo at Coordination and Management Meeting of the 2014 session of the ECOSOC, 18 June 2014 Statement by Ambassador Oh, at the 16th Session of the CDP, New York CDP Statements 2014

16 June 2014

Global Governance and Global Rules for Development in the Post-2015 Era

CDP Policy Note
In this Policy Note, the CDP?analyses how intergovernmental cooperation could be strengthened to better manage the increasing interdependence among countries, reduce large inequalities among and within countries and contribute to the implementation of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, while preserving the necessary policy space for government action at the country level. The Committee proposes five main principles to guide the reforms: common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities; subsidiarity; inclusiveness, transparency and accountability; coherence, and responsible sovereignty. It illustrates how these principles could be… Global Governance and Global Rules for Development in the Post-2015 Era

16 June 2014

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 67

June 2014 Summary: World economic growth is expected to accelerate?in 2014-2015 North American and European economies will experience a similar growth trajectory ?Developing economies face stronger challenges, but will continue with relatively robust economic expansion Based on the latest forecast prepared in May 2014 by the Global?Economic Monitoring Unit in the Department of Economic and?Social Affairs at the United Nations, world economic growth is expected to accelerate in 2014 and 2015. Growth for these years is?now projected at 2.8 per cent and 3.2 per cent, respectively, which is?slightly lower than the forecast made in World Economic Situation?and Prospects 2014, released in… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 67

11 June 2014

2014 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the sixteenth session?(24-28 March 2014) (E/2014/33)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2014: Reducing Inequality for Sustainable Development,?Overview (E/2014/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2014 (E/2014/70)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2014 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

01 June 2014

World Economic and Social Survey 2014

Reducing Inequality for Sustainable Development The 2014 World Economic and Social Survey notes that the inequality within countries has increased markedly in recent decades. The majority of the world's population lives in countries where inequality in 2010 was higher than it was in 1980. The standardized and updated indicators used in this Survey show that inequality in Asia has increased and has reached levels similar to those in Latin America, so far the region with the highest inequality in the world. Countries in Europe (including the Russian Federation and Eastern European economies in transition) experiences a sharp increase in inequality during the 1990s, whereas countries in…