LDCs

The CDP Secretariat co-organized a workshop in Angola to discuss the country's LDC graduation and achievements in implementing the SDGs.

The United Nations Inter-agency Task Force on LDC Graduation held a two-day workshop in the Solomon Islands to kick-start the process of the country's preparation for a smooth graduation from the LDC category in 2024.

The CDP Secretariat participated in the regional workshop jointly organized by the WTO Secretariat in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Vanuatu.

From 9 to 13 September the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) on graduation of least developed countries (LDCs) conducted a mission to São Tomé and Príncipe to discuss the possible impact of the country's graduation from the LDC category, scheduled for 2024.

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 ...

Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of the Trade Law Centre (tralac), discusses in her article the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and what it means especially for LDCs.

What happens when a country graduates? Must LDC graduates pay more to access development financing? What are the benefits of graduation? Is LDC graduation the same as becoming a middle-income country? Have any graduates slipped back? Find answers to th ...

On 16 July 2019, Professor José Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the CDP’s 2019 report to ECOSOC to the Council’s High-Level Segment. Professor Ocampo stressed the CDP’s main messages on the theme of the C ...