CDP News and events

Covid-19 threatens to have devastating effects on the least developed countries (LDC). Their public health systems are often underdeveloped and unable with widespread pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing measures to stop the spread are more difficult to implement, and LDC economies lack the resilience to cope with the collapse of global demand and other socio-economic consequences of the crisis.

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“Can multilateralism survive?” is the theme of an open session organized by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP).

As one of the pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the CDP will discuss multiple dimensions of "leaving no one behind" in an open session during the 20th Plenary. Watch live on webtv.un.org on Wednesday, 14 March 2018 or join us in Conference Room 6 at UN Headquarters in New York.