The 2030 Agenda and the Least Developed Countries

Sub-programs

Team

Jean-Louis ARCAND
Professor, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Senior Fellow Ferdi
Matthieu BOUSSICHAS
Programme Manager, FERDI
Céline CARRERE
Professor in Economics, University of Geneva- Global Studies Institute (GSI)
Vice-Dean, Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM)
Senior Fellow, FERDI
Lisa CHAUVET
Professor of Economics, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne (CES)
Alassane DRABO
Research Officer, FERDI
Sosso FEINDOUNO
Research Officer, FERDI
Patrick GUILLAUMONT
President, FERDI
Eric Gabin KILAMA
Policy Planning Officer, Centre d'Analyse de Prévision et de Stratégie, Ministère de l'Europe et Affaires Etrangères
Vincent NOSSEK
Research Assistant, Ferdi

The 2030 Agenda and the Least Developed Countries

3
Projects
59
Publications
1
Data
64
Events
2
Press review

FERDI's work focuses on the improvement of the identification of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and the efficiency of the “special treatment” given them as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

How can development finance address the vulnerability challenge in LDCs and other vulnerable countries? Improving allocation and supporting structural transformation

See the video of the event organised by OHRLLS, OECD and FERDI. Side-event to the 2021 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum.

EVENT

19 April 2021

Featured

United-nations-world-flags-k5y63b4. ktsimage on envato

FERDI's objective is to take into account the specific characteristics of vulnerable countries in the overall 2030 Agenda.

FERDI’s program, dedicated to this new development agenda,focuses on cross-country SDG issues, such as the production of indicators, comparative statistical analyses between countries and groups of countries, and the monitoring of the of the SDGs, particularly for the Least Developed Countries.

FERDI's work examines the characteristics of the LDC category: Identifying and measuring the effectiveness of their "special treatment".

Projects

Publications
All publications

Évaluer le soutien aux pays les moins avancés
By Patrick GUILLAUMONTcritique dans la revue Commentaire, n°170/ été 2020, pp. 462-464
July 16, 2020
- Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Les États fragiles et en conflits à l’épreuve du Covid-19
By Sosso FEINDOUNO, Laurent WAGNERFerdi Note brève 201, avril
April 23, 2020
L’impact du soutien aux pays les moins avancés (III) : 20 figures issues de "Out of the trap"
By Patrick GUILLAUMONTFerdi Note brève B198
December 24, 2019
- Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Impact of support measures to the least developed countries. Conclusions of "Out of the trap".
By Patrick GUILLAUMONTFERDI Policy Brief B197
December 23, 2019
- Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Impact of support measures to the least developed countries. A preface to "Out of the trap".
By Patrick GUILLAUMONTFERDI Policy brief B196
December 22, 2019
Policy performance: Is it weaker in the least developed countries?
By Michaël GOUJON, Laurent WAGNERchap. 2 in Guillaumont P. (ed), Out of the trap: Supporting the least developed countries, Economica-Ferdi, pp. 55-99
October 29, 2019
Out of the Trap: Supporting the least developed countries
By Patrick GUILLAUMONT
October 29, 2019
Find out more
- Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Trade marginalization of LDCs and its reversal: What impact of international support?
By Céline CARREREChapter 6 in Guillaumont P. (ed), Out of the trap: Supporting the least developed countries, Economica-Ferdi, 324 p.
October 29, 2019
Des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement à l'Agenda 2030
By Matthieu BOUSSICHASchap. 6 in Enjeux et défis du développement international , Beaudet P., Caouette D., Haslam P., Benhmade A. (eds), Les presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, pp.53-62.
September 11, 2019
Improving the measurement of export instability in the Economic Vulnerability Index: A simple proposal
By Sosso FEINDOUNOEconomics Bulletin, vol. 29(2).
June 23, 2019
Improving the measurement of export instability in the Economic Vulnerability Index: A simple proposal
By Sosso FEINDOUNOFERDI Policy Brief B189
March 29, 2019
- Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Human Assets Index: Insights from a Retrospective Series Analysis
By Sosso FEINDOUNO, Michaël GOUJONSocial Indicators Research, Volume 141, Issue 3, pp 959–984
February 01, 2019
Reforming the criteria for identifying Least Developed Countries according to the rationale of the category
By Patrick GUILLAUMONTFERDI Policy Brief B176
November 01, 2018
- Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Graduation from the category of least developed countries: Rationale, achievement and prospects
By Alassane DRABO, Patrick GUILLAUMONTFERDI Working paper P208
September 01, 2018
Escaping the fragility trap
By Tim BESLEY, Paul COLLIER, Adnan KHANOuvrage, 78 p.
April 01, 2018

Data
All indicators

A retrospective Economic Vulnerability Index
By Joël CARIOLLE, Sosso FEINDOUNO, Michaël GOUJON, Patrick GUILLAUMONT, Vincent NOSSEK, Laurent WAGNER
February 13, 2020
- Vulnerabilities

Events
All events

Press review

Les Objectifs de développement durable sous le coup du Covid-19
rfi.fr
July 07, 2020
De nouveaux objectifs de développement durable pour "transformer le monde"
actu-environnement.com
September 24, 2015