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CDP Background Paper No. 12
By Patrick Guillaumont
Structural economic vulnerability is a major obstacle for the development of LDCs. The paper discusses the conceptual, methodological and empirical issues related to the economic vulnerability index (EVI) developed and used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) in the identification of LDCs. It also addresses the relation between physical and economic vulnerability to climate change as well as the role of the EVI in allocating official development aid and as tool for development research.
2011
Agricultural innovation for food security and environmental sustainability in the context of the recent economic crisis: Why a gender perspective?
Diana Alarc
On 5 July 2011 Professor Frances Stewart, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings on "Quality education for all: meeting human resources needs in developing countries" as part of the CDPs report on its 13th session at the High-Level Segment of the 2011 ECOSOC session.
The 2011 High-level segment of ECOSOC was held from 4 to 8 July 2011, at the United Nations Office in Geneva and addressed the Council’s overall annual theme "Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to education". It brought together high-level representatives of UN Member States, civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations,…
Date: 12 - 16 March 2012
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA
Documents
Agenda
Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2012/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español
Opening statements
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, Vice-President of Economic and Social Council
Statement by Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
Papers
Monitoring of Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Equatorial Guinea
Monitoring of Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Samoa
Monitoring of Graduated Countries from the LDC Category: Cape Verde
Monitoring of Graduated Countries from the LDC Category…
2012
Absorbing Innovative Financial Flows: Looking at Asia
Rehman Sobhan
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Adopting a Currency Transaction Tax When Avoidance is a Possibility: Which Currencies Would Take the Lead and What Rate Could they Charge?
David Stubbs
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Aid Securitization: Beyond IFFIm
Suhas Ketkar
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Can remittances support development finance
in developing countries? Alex Julca Download Paper Global Health Initiatives and Aid Effectiveness
in the Health Sector…
in developing countries? Alex Julca Download Paper Global Health Initiatives and Aid Effectiveness
in the Health Sector…
On 3 July 2012 Professor Frances Stewart, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings on "Promotion of productive capacity and employment" as part of the CDPs report on its 14th session at the High-Level Segment of the 2012 ECOSOC session.
The 2012 High-level segment of ECOSOC was held from 2 to 9 July 2012, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and addressed the Council’s overall annual theme "Promoting productive capacity and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the Millennium Development Goals". It brought together high-level…
Date: 18 - 22 March 2013
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA
Documents
Agenda
Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2013/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español
Opening statements
Statement by H.E. Mr. Néstor Osorio, President of Economic and Social Council
Papers
Monitoring of Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Samoa
Side events
Implementing the UN development agenda in the post-2015 era: the role of alternative transformative strategies
Presentation by Jose Antonio Alonso
Identifying and addressing the vulnerabilities of SIDS: additional measures needed?”
Presentation by Matthias Bruckner
Presentation by Patrick Plane
Science,…
2013
Policy Brief No.40: Integrated Strategy for Sustainable Cities
June 2013
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Policy Brief No.41: Increasing public spending in agricultural R&D to ensure food security in developing countries
June 2013
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Policy Brief No.42: Challenges of financing human and sustainable development
July 2013
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Policy and research issues on finance and growth for Sub-Saharan Africa
Stephany Griffith-Jones and Ewa Karwowski with Nshalati Hlungwane
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Towards a sustainable social model: Implications for the post-2015 agenda
Nazrul Islam
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Human Development in an environmentally constrained world in the post-2015…
On 2 July 2013 Professor Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings on "Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development" as part of the CDPs report on its 15th session at the Annual Ministerial Review of the High-Level Segment of the 2013 ECOSOC session.
The 2013 High-level segment of ECOSOC was held from 1 to 4 July 2013, at the United Nations Office in Geneva and addressed the Council’s overall annual theme “Science, technology and innovation and the potential of culture, for promoting sustainable development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals”. It brought together high-level representatives…
Date: 24 - 28 March 2014
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA
Documents
Agenda
Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2014/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español
Opening statements
Statement by H.E. Mr. Oh Joon, Vice President of United Nations Economic and Social Council
Papers
Monitoring of Graduated Countries from the LDC Category: Maldives
Monitoring of Graduated Countries from the LDC Category: Samoa
Side event on Global governance for sustainable development in the post-2015 era
Live webcasts by panelists:
Prof. Diane Elson
Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Prof. Jose Antonio Ocampo
Presentation by Prof. Diane Elson
Link to the event page