About Capacity Development

The Development Policy and Analysis Division leads DESA's capacity-development and policy-advisory activities on macro-economic issues. Activities focus on training and advising policy-makers in developing countries to enhance their analytical capacities in designing coherent macroeconomic, social and environmental policies; reducing vulnerability to volatility in the global economy; and enabling LDCs make the most adequate use of benefits derived from the LDC category. The use of analytical and training tools, tailored to country needs, facilitate the implementation of activities.