Committee for Development Policy (CDP) | Economic Analysis and Policy Division

Graduation of Bangladesh, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nepal from the LDC category

UN GA adopts resolution to graduate these three countries from the LDC category

CDP member at UNIDO's Ministerial Conference of LDCs

Davos-style dialogue on the theme of the Conference "The Next Decade of Action: Accelerating ISID in LDCs"

Post-pandemic industrial policy: jobs, growth, sustainability and resilience

Dialogue with members of the UN CDP, UN DESA and UNIDO on post-pandemic opportunities and challenges in industrial policy on 17 November 2021

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

This new edition contains updates to LDC criteria and procedures and new information on smooth transition provisions for countries graduating from the LDC category and is available in English, French and Portuguese

Launch of the 4th edition of the Handbook on LDCs

This new edition contains updates to LDC criteria and procedures and new information on “smooth transition” provisions for countries graduating from the LDC category.

Briefing on the work of the CDP and Launch of the LDC Handbook

On 10 November, the CDP provided updates on its recent work and launch the LDC Handbook

Stephan Klasen Fellowship

Fellowship established in the honor of Stephan Klasen, CDP member and leader of the CDP subgroup on LDCs

CDP member addresses joint meeting of ECOSOC and the Second Committee of the GA

Why are productive capacities important for the development process in vulnerable economies?

CDP Members at the LDC Future Forum

First ever LDC Future Forum to tackle the unprecedented confluence of the COVID-19, climate, and economic crises