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Introduction of the 2008 CDP report at the High-level Segment of ECOSOC

On 1 July 2008 Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings of the CDPs report on its 10th session at the High-Level Segmen

CDP participates at the High-Level Policy Dialogue with the Heads of International Financial and Trade Institutions

On 30 June 2008 Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), presented the Committee's findings on "The need for a development-supportive international financi

Introduction of the 2007 CDP report at the High-level Segment of ECOSOC

On 23 July 2008 MR.

CDP participates at the High-Level Policy Dialogue with the Heads of International Financial and Trade Institutions

On 4 July 2007 Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), presented the Committee's findings on "Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, inclu

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

The UK has adopted a new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which makes it easier for graduating LDCs to accede to the intermediary “Enhanced Preferences” scheme

'Leaving no one behind' as a site of contestation and reinterpretation

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Applying the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework to the Least Developed Countries: The Case of Uganda

This paper aims to draw insights from New Structural Economics by applying its practical policy tool – the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF) – to least developed countries (LDCs) with a special focus on the case of Uganda.

2015 Country Snapshots

The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) launched today the second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures at a briefing in New York. The Handbook contains a detailed description of the procedures and methodologies used by the CDP in the identification of least developed countries (LDCs), as well as an overview of the international support measures associated with the LDC category. As a supplement to the Handbook, the LDC 2015 Country Snapshots was also presented at the briefing. The Country Snapshots is a compilation of one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015 and illustrates the gaps in progress towards the LDC graduation thresholds for each country.

Supporting LDCs´ Transformation: How can ODA Contribute to the Istanbul Programme of Action in the Post-2015 Era?

Many intergovernmental processes, including the Istanbul Programme of Action, the post-2015 Development Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, call for a significant increase in ODA toward LDCs. However, even if the commitments were fulfilled, their effectiveness could be minimal if no significant changes are made in the way in which donors allocate and provide ODA. LDCs are among countries with higher levels of aid-dependency, proliferation of donors and aid fragmentation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role that ODA can play in the development process of LDCs and the way in which aid should be allocated among countries.