Congratulations to CDP Vice-Chair Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr! She was awarded the Grawemeyer World Order Award alongside Terra Lawson-Remer and Susan Randolph. The trio was recognized for their book "Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights", which offers a ...

On 13th December 2018 the United Nations General Assembly took note of the recommendation by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to graduate Bhutan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Solomon Islands from the list of least developed countries (LDCs). Whi ...

CO2 emissions expected to reach an historical high in 2018 The low cost of coal relative to alternative energy sources is slowing progress towards energy transition in many regions Phasing out coal use requires a reliable and stable alternative energy supply, plus support to the economic and employment transition in regions dependent on coal production

The Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category is prepared by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to provide comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category. The third edition of the Handbook builds upon and updates ...

Date: 27 November 2018, 1:15 - 2:30 PM Place: UNHQ New York, Conference Room 8 The Secretariat of the CDP will hold a briefing on the 3rd edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category. The Handbook provides comprehensive and up-to-dat ...

The paper offers critical perspectives on the SDGs targets with a discussion on the economic challenges as well as the opportunities for trade and entrepreneurship.

Mariangela Parra-Lancourt presented the World Economic and Social Survey 2018: Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development. The Seminar included presentations from experts from the Universities of Alicante, Maastricht, Georgia State, Indiana and Sussex, the IEEM, the Institute of Technology and Society in Brazil and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office on the disruptive nature of the 4th industrial revolution for intellectual property, data as the new currency of the 4th industrial revolution, (dis)trust and the data society, copyright, patents, artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

Mr. Harris discussed frontier technologies in general, how these technologies are deeply interconnected and interdependent, as advances in one are likely to impact many others.  He also discussed the challenges in harnessing the benefits of these technologies for all, while giving everyone the opportunity not only to cope with its side-effects, but to thrive. The online panel also discussed the imperative of bridging the technological divide through active national innovation systems.

On 26 October the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) successfully launched the Gradjet LDC graduation website (www.gradjet.org) attended by Government officials from 10 LDCs, international agencies and other interested stakeholde ...