LDCs

The CDP Secretariat informed participants on the most recent progress of the refinement of the LDC criteria and the streamlining of the graduation process

As countries’ concerns about graduation persist, the potential for additional tension has widened, particularly now that an increasing number of LDCs approach graduation.

Op-Ed by Daniel Gay and Kevin Gallagher Few would deny that the international system governing the environment and economy is under pressure. Globalisation itself is wobbling, to the chagrin of governments in rich and emerging economies. What's less ta ...

2019 Monitoring reports for Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Vanuatu

11 - 15 March 2019 at UN Headquarters in New York, USA

On 15 March members of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) briefed delegates on the outcome of the 21st session of the CDP Plenary on LDC related issues, including graduation support to graduating and graduated countries, elements for a new prog ...

On 16 July the CDP Secretariat participated in a panel of speakers in the HLPF side event on “Supporting LDCs for Smooth Transition Towards Sustainable Graduation”, organized by the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh and the Maldives, UN-ESCAP and UN-OHR ...

The Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) participated in the Meeting of National Focal Points of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) from 12-13 July 2018, delivering key ...

The CDP Secretariat participated at the Consultative Meeting on Accelerating Progress Toward Graduation from the LDC Category” organized by UN-OHRLLS from 28 to 29 June, delivering a presentation on the “Progress towards graduation”. More information: ...