CDP News and events

The United Nations Inter-agency Task Force on LDC Graduation held a two-day workshop in the Solomon Islands to kick-start the process of the country's preparation for a smooth graduation from the LDC category in 2024

The Vice-Chair of the CDP participated as a discussant in an Expert Group Meeting on Updating the Secretary-General's voluntary common guidelines on Voluntary National Review (VNR) Reports

From 9 to 13 September the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) on graduation of least developed countries (LDCs) conducted a mission to São Tomé and Príncipe to discuss the possible impact of the country's graduation from the LDC category, scheduled for 2024.

As countries' concerns about graduation persist, the potential for additional tension has widened, particularly now that an increasing number of LDCs approach graduation

Op-ed by Daniel Gay and Kevin Gallagher

Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of the Trade Law Centre (tralac), discusses in her article the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and what it means especially for LDCs.

CDP member Professor Ha-Joon Chang delivered the XVI Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC

On 16 July 2019, Professor José Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the CDP’s 2019 report to ECOSOC to the Council’s High-Level Segment.

Vice-Chair of the CDP participated as resource person at the session of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) entitled "Four years of VNRs: what have we learned on implementing the SDGs?"