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17 March 2023

Potential impacts of LDC graduation: Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia

When a country leaves (graduates from) the least developed countries (LDC) category, it ceases to benefit from international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs (in some cases, these measures are available for a set period after graduation, known as a smooth transition period). This Policy Note provides an overview of the expected impacts of the withdrawal of LDC-specific international support measures in Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia. These countries met the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)s graduation thresholds for the first time in 2021 and, according to the established procedures will be assessed again in 2024, when they may be recommended for… English French

16 March 2023

What the United Kingdom?s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme means for least developed countries (LDCs), including countries in the graduation process

CDP Background Paper No. 55 By Mohammad Abdur Razzaque The United Kingdom has adopted a new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which comprises three different regimes ? one for least developed countries (LDCs), one for non-LDC economically vulnerable low-income and lower-middle-income countries, and one for other low-income and lower-middle-income countries. Compared to the previous scheme, which largely mirrored the European Union?s, the DCTS makes it easier for an LDC to accede to the intermediary ?Enhanced Preferences? scheme when it graduates. For most countries, graduation from the LDC category will have little impact on trade with the United Kingdom, and less impact than it… What the United Kingdom?s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme means for least developed countries (LDCs), including countries in the graduation process

01 March 2023

World Economic Situation and Prospects: March 2023 Briefing, No. 170

Economic consequences of the lingering war in Ukraine After a year, the war in Ukraine is still raging, imposing a heavy human toll, causing a massive devastation in the conflict area, and posing a grave threat to global security. The economic impact of the war is reverberating worldwide, contributing to inflationary pressures, and impeding the post-pandemic recovery. The war led to elevated energy prices and exacerbated food shortages in many regions. The repercussions of the conflict are being felt both in developed economies, especially in Europe, which has been confronted with skyrocketing energy prices, threats to its energy security, and inflow of the Ukrainian refugees, and in… World Economic Situation and Prospects: March 2023 Briefing, No. 170

28 February 2023

UNDESA World Social Report 2023

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24 February 2023

Economic well-being at older ages: prospects for the future

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20 February 2023

Promoting Youth Participation in Decision-Making and Public Service Delivery through Harnessing Digital Technologies

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13 February 2023

CDP Plenary 2023

Date: 20 - 24 February 2023
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA Documents Agenda Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2023/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Opening Statements Statement by Mr. Li Jinhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Open Session - The just transition debate: ambition meets reality 21 February 2023, 1:15 - 2:45 PM, Conference Room 7, UNHQ, New York Link to the event page The recording of the event can be watched at: UN Web TV Interactive Session with ECOSOC 24 February 2023, 10:00 - 11:30 AM, ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, New York Opening remarks by HE. Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva, President…

10 February 2023

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 151: Why Indigenous languages matter: The International Decade on Indigenous Languages 2022?2032

Languages are one of the most significant emblems of human diversity, revealing how we can perceive, relate to, and understand the world differently. Languages are vehicles of our cultures, collective memory and values. They are an essential component of our identities. Out of the 6,700 languages spoken worldwide, forty percent are in danger of disappearing. Indigenous Peoples make up less than 6 percent of the global population, yet they speak more than 4,000 of the world?s languages. Most of the languages that are under threat are Indigenous languages. This dilemma is human-made and is exacerbated by ongoing assimilationist policies, social pressure, demographic change and the emphasis on… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 151: Why Indigenous languages matter: The International Decade on Indigenous Languages 2022?2032