Meetings & Events

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA) released an informational video on the ePing trade notification tool, launched in November 2016 by UN/DESA, in cooperation with the World Trade Organization and the International Tr ...

On 17 January 2017, the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is hosting a briefing on graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category and support measures. The briefing will provide information about current and future a ...

On 2 December 2016 the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is organizing an expert group consultation in Geneva to explain the concept behind the LDC graduation toolkit; solicit feedback and establish possible partnerships. Docume ...

From 30 November to 1 December 2016 the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is organizing an expert group meeting (EGM) in Geneva to discuss lessons learned by selected least developed countries (LDCs) and developing countries in ...

The ePing system, an SPS and TBT notification alert system developed by UN DESA in cooperation with the WTO and ITC, is officially launched on 8 November 2016 at the WTO, by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in UN DESA Lenni Montiel, WTO Deputy Director General Karl Brauner and the Executive Director of ITC Arancha González.

From 24 to 27 October 2016, an UN expert team, comprising of the CDP, UNDP, UNCTAD and OHRLLS, conducted a joint mission in Luanda, Angola, to provide support to the Government of Angola on the graduation from the LDC category. The UN team held consult ...

Government policymakers from 16 least developed countries (LDCs) and one graduate, Samoa, will gather in Beijing, China, from 10 to 12 November 2016 to discuss strategies needed to successfully graduate from LDC status and to achieve the Sustainable De ...

On 29 September 2016 the CDP Subgroup on Leaving No One Behind will hold a virtual meeting to discuss development strategies that particularly promote the well-being of the worst off, as a part of the Committee’s multi-year work programme on the theme ...

On 21 July 2016 the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) and OECD co-hosted a High-Level Panel discussion during the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum on the Future Measurement and Monitoring Framework for Development Finance in support of ...