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10 February 2016

Toward the full realization of the an inclusive and accessible United Nations for persons with disabilities - Resolution 2016

10 February 2016

World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation

The launching of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the dawn of the present century ushered in one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the United Nations. Concerted efforts at the international, national and subnational levels to achieve the MDGs have brought about significant development progress over the past 15 years. Nevertheless, important development gaps remain.

World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation

08 February 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 87

Commodity price rout dampens regional growth prospects
China emphasized the need to improve productivity through policies on the supply side of the economy
Bank of Japan adopts a negative interest rate

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 87

20 January 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016: Global Economic Outlook

The report projects a modest improvement for the world economy in 2016/17 as a number of cyclical and structural headwinds persist. Global growth is estimated at a mere 2.4 per cent in 2015 and is forecast to grow by 2.9 per cent in 2016 and 3.2 per cent in 2017.

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016: Global Economic Outlook

11 January 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 86

Limited global financial market reaction to Fed's interest rate move
IMF includes Chinese renminbi in the SDR basket
Monetary tightening in Western Asia and Latin America in response to Fed's first rate hike in seven years

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 86

01 January 2016

Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures - Second Edition

The second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures (2015) provides comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category, including a description of procedures and methodologies used in the identification of these countries, and the support measures associated with it. It builds upon and updates the previous edition published in 2008. Accordingly, the LDC Handbook is intended for the use by government officials, policymakers, researchers and others interested in the particular development problems and challenges faced by the most disadvantaged developing countries.

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25 December 2015

Least Developed Country Category: Vanuatu Profile

* Data from the 2015 triennial review
LDC status

24 December 2015

Persons with albinism (under agenda item 28) - 2015 Resolution

17 December 2015

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto (under agenda item 72 (a)) - 2015 Resolution

14 December 2015

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 85

According to chapter one of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, only a modest improvement in the world economy is projected for the next two years
Recessions in the Russian Federation and Ukraine may have reached a turning point
Unemployment on the rise in a number of South American economies

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 85