Alassane DRABO

Ferdi contributed to this preparatory event for the 5th UN Conference on LDCs (LDC5) with the participation of Patrick Guillaumont (opening remarks: The rationale of the least developed countries category over half a century), Alassane Drabo (LDCs graduation and structural transformation: Are improvements in LDC's structural handicaps a step towards structural transformation?) and Jaime de Melo (The Trade Facilitation Agreement: estimates of reduction in time at customs for the United Nations' vulnerable economies).

Matthieu Boussichas and Alassane Drabo (Ferdi) discussed graduation and differentiation of countries.

Ferdi co-organised three side-events on support measures for smooth transition from the LDC category, on development Finance in LDCs and on the imid-term review of IPoA. Patrick Guillaumont was a speaker at two High-Level Panel.

LDC IV, expert group meeting

Patrick Guillaumont, Président de la Ferdi, était intervenant principal sur la session d'ouverture : Discussion sur la portée de la contribution du "Monitor" à mi-parcours du plan d'action d'Istanbul.