Policy Notes

This policy note compiles perspectives from the UN CDP and individual members on different aspects of the challenge of ensuring just transitions, with particular focus on its international dimensions.

This policy note focuses on the likely impacts, in the short and medium run, of the withdrawal of international support measures, taking into account the nature of these measures and how the identified countries have used them so far.

This policy note assembles analysis by members of the UN CDP and co-authors on different angles of the COVID-19 crisis and the challenges and opportunities it presents for development policy and multilateralism.

This policy note provides some answers by analyzing the strategies and policy choices of 14 countries that have successfully graduated from the LDC category, or have made noteworthy progress towards graduation.

This policy note analyzes how intergovernmental cooperation could be strengthened to better manage the increasing interdependence among countries.

This policy note proposes principles and policy alternatives for a post-2015 development agenda, in the light of consideration of lessons learnt from the MDGs experience and emerging key development challenges.

The policy note takes stock of the nature of the financial, technical and institutional support and preferential trade-related treatments that have been provided to LDCs.

The policy note examines the extent of health inequalities within and between countries and analyses ways in which global health partnerships (GHPs) can alleviate health inequality so as to support developing countries in achieving internationally agreed goals in health, including the health-related MDGs.

The policy note examines the key channels through which climate change could undermine development and identifies potential strategies aimed at ameliorating any negative impact, with particular attention given to adaptation and mitigation policies, enhanced international cooperation, and improved policy coherence.