SDGs

On 17 July 2017 Professor Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee’s findings on “Lessons learned in developing productive capacities from countries graduating and graduated from the LDC categor ...

Professor Adil Najam, Member of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), participated at the Voluntary National Review Session (VNR) of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development on 17 July 2017 as lead discussant. The theme of ...

Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Vice-Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), participated in the Opening Session of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development on 10 July 2017 as keynote speaker. The theme of this meetin ...

The CDP Secretariat participated in the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017: “Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development” (organised at the WTO in Geneva, from 11 to 13 July) and presented the ePing export alert notificati ...

OHRLLS is convening a consultative meting of LDCs and Friends of LDCs on the implementation of the SDGs and Istanbul Programme of Action for the LDCs. Increasingly urgent and complex challenges that are driving the development needs and vulnerabilities ...

Professor Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), participated as panelist at the ECOSOC Integration Segment on 10 May 2017. The session under the theme "Bringing the ECOSOC System Together" featured representatives of ...

Half a century after its launch the CDP remains at the forefront of international development thinking, providing innovative, timely and practical advice from across the disciplines.

20 - 20 March 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York, USA

Join us on Tuesday, March 21, from 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm at UNHQ New York Conference Room 6 for a panel discussion on “Developing Productive Capacity for Sustainable Development: Lessons learned from Least Developed Countries”. Members of the CDP will present the results of a detailed review of the experiences of 14 LDCs and highlight which factors and policies have been successful in moving countries towards graduation and sustainable development and how countries can sustain their development gains.