Improving Access to Support Measures
This Portal gives users access to information about special international support measures (ISMsInternational Support Measures) adopted by the international development community for countries included in the LDC category. ISMsInternational Support Measures are meant to assist LDCsLeast Developed Countries in confronting their special development challenges and in achieving progress towards graduation from the category. The measures can be grouped into 3 broad areas of assistance:
General Support
Other support measures such as dedicated travel funds and caps on contributions to the UN.
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SPOTLIGHT: Improving DFQF for LDCs
Paving the way for increased participation of LDCs in world trade requires effective market...
LDCs to keep DFQF benefits in Canada
The Canadian Government announced major changes to its General Preferential Tariff, its GSP scheme...
New Survey Results
Surveys on trade-related support measures contained in the various WTO commitments made in favour...
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Do donors favour LDCs in ODA allocation?
As a group, bilateral and multilateral donors have favoured LDCs in their ODA allocation....
Compliance with the DAC Recommendation on grant element in ODA
Grant element as a ratio of total ODA by OECD's Development Assistance Committee donors to LDCs...
ODA flows to LDCs in 2012: bilateral ODA declined significantly but how about multilateral development aid?
by Hiroshi Kawamura (*) Many in the donor community have expressed concern over the news from...
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LDC Fellowship for UNITAR online course: United Nations Protocol
UNITAR offeres an e-Learning course on United Nations Protocol (3 - 30 June 2013). This...
Myanmar considers graduation from the LDC category
Myanmar is the third Asian LDC (Cambodia and Laos are other two countries) to dedicate additional...
Fellowships for Women Scientists from LDCs and Sub-Saharan Africa (Deadline: 31 July 2013)
Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and LDC at...
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SPOTLIGHT summary: How long should the smooth transition period last?
In response to the lack of guidelines to support the transition of countries from the LDC...
ODA flows to LDCs in 2012: bilateral ODA declined significantly but how about multilateral development aid?
by Hiroshi Kawamura (*) Many in the donor community have expressed concern over the news from...
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LDC Fellowship for UNITAR online course: United Nations Protocol
UNITAR offeres an e-Learning course on United Nations Protocol (3 - 30 June 2013). This...
Global experts letter on LDC extension of transition period in TRIPS Agreement
Over 130 academics from around the world have signed a letter supporting the unconditional...
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SPOTLIGHT: Improving the utilization of DFQF for LDCs
Although all LDCs are potentially able to benefit from the DFQF market access schemes offered by trading partners, and most products are covered, there are still obstacles that impede LDCs from...
Preferential Market Access
food security
what special and differential treatment provisions apply to LDCs in the area of food security
Agreement on Agriculture: Provisions for LDCs