Introduction of the 2018 CDP Report at the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC

17 July 2018

On 16 July the Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), Professor José Antonio Ocampo, introduced the Committee’s 2018 report, focusing on the CDP’s findings on “Leaving no one behind” at the High-level Segment of the 2018 ECOSOC session. He stressed that meeting the pledge to leave no one behind requires significant changes both nationally and internationally. Professor Ocampo also welcomed the progress of a substantial number of least developed countries towards the shared goal of advancing towards graduation from the category. He noted that “progress towards graduation can be a positive development for both the graduating countries and the international community” but that “this requires support for these countries in the transition out of the category and in furthering their development progress, as they still face enormous economic, social and environmental challenges and vulnerabilities”.