CDP Background Paper series

The paper details the onerous process involved in the accession of LDCs to the WTO and describes the context of Nepal's negotiating positions.

This paper reviews some of the main international support measures from the perspective of five LDCs.

This paper is concerned with answering the question.

This paper examines the prospects of achieving a main goal of the Istanbul Programme of Action - at least half of the LDCs to meet the graduation criteria by 2020.

This paper looks into the adequacy of existing global trade rules.

The paper examines the relevance of trade preferences accorded to Bangladesh as an LDC for its recent accelerated development of its economy.

This paper performs statistical analyses of SIDS vulnerabilities to explore new approaches to SIDS support.

The paper explores the significance that science, technology and innovation (STI) play in expediting transition to a sustainable mode of development.

This paper reviews the role of climate change vulnerability in identifying least developed countries (LDCs).