Welcome to the United Nations
Introduction of CDP's deliberations on LDC-related issues as well as recommendations on the issue of total official support for sustainable development (TOSSD)
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Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic Analysis
Committee for Development Policy (CDP)
Side event on LDC support measures during the Midterm Review Conference for the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) for LDCs
Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2016/33, Supplement No. 13)
Institutional constraints prevent the Least Developed Countries from fully utilizing the trade-related International Support Measures provided by development partners. A cost-benefit analysis has been developed as a methodology to identify institutional constraints and prioritize support measures comparing benefits with costs, based on survey data. Applied in Uganda, it identified critical institutional constraints: limited knowledge on how to access most of the assistance; inadequate institutional arrangements; ineffective communications regarding the use of support measures. International support measures related to sanitary and phytosanitary issues, among others, are expected to increase the trade value in Uganda.
Rethinking development cooperation for the SDGs: country-level perspectives and lessons
CDP Plenary side event to discuss expanding productive capacity for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
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.