Events of publication 'Caught in a Trap, Identifying the Least Developed Countries'

Ferdi, partner in this forum organised by OHRLLS and the Finnish government, participated in the discussions, with several of its researchers taking part in various sessions. On 7 March, FERDI also organised an event linked to the Forum and dedicated to the LDC5 Monitor initiative, in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the OECD Development Centre.

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).

On November 14, 2019, the book Out of the Trap. Supporting the least developed countries was launched at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and LDC IV Monitor.

Launch Event at the Palais des Nations

Présentation aux Nations Unies du dernier ouvrage de Patrick Guillaumont consacré à la catégorie des PMA "Caught in a trap - Identifying the Least Developed Countries", publié fin 2009 aux Editions Economica.

Caught in trap. Identifying the Least Developed Countries