What benefits do LDCs get
The international support measures associated with LDC status are related to trade preferences and the volume of ODA including development financing, technical cooperation and other forms of assistance. LDCs that are WTO members can also benefit from special and differential treatment regarding WTO-related obligations.
In order to arrive at a better understanding of the support extended to LDCs, the CDP Secretariat is currently working on an analysis of the existing support measures available to this category of countries. The results will be made available in the forthcoming publication "Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category - Inclusion, Graduation and Benefits". The CDP Secretariat has also launched a multi-year project on improving the capacity of LDCs to make use of the support measures derived from LDC status and for the phasing out of such measures after graduating from the LDC category. Furthermore, main LDC donors will be approached for feedback on the benefits provided.
We would like to initiate a discussion among development partners, policy makers in LDCs and researchers on the issue of support measures and welcome inputs and ideas.
Managed by the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy, this Blog aims at promoting an informal dialogue among the Members of the Committee, UN Member States, the research community and those interested in the issues addressed by CDP in its advisory role to ECOSOC.
The Blog will feature discussions on the themes covered by the CDP and well as current news regarding the least developed countries, and the support measures specifically made available by the international community to this group of countries.
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