This Handbook aims at promoting a better understanding of the LDC category and the benefits derived from membership therein. It contains a comprehensive explanation of the criteria, procedures and methodology used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) for establishing which countries are eligible for inclusion in, or recommended for graduation from, the LDC category.
Cost benefit analysis tool for identifying institutional capacity building priorities in LDCs: an application to Uganda
The Policy Note takes stock of the nature of the financial, technical and institutional support and preferential trade-related treatments that have been provided to LDCs. It provides an assessment of how useful these existing support measures have been and identifies ways in which they can be made more effective.
The 2015 Country Snapshots compile the key statistical data used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at the 2015 triennial review of the least developed country category.
Electronic notification tool developed by CDP to notify LDCs about sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT) import requirements of potential and existing trading partners.
The CDP Background Papers are preliminary documents aimed at stimulating discussion and critical comment on the broad range of economic, social and environmental issues associated with the issues dealt with by the Committee for Development Policy.