Events of publication 'Out of the Trap: Supporting 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.

50 years after the creation of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Category, and in the lead up to the 5th UN Conference on the LDCs, we are holding a meeting to analyse the impact this decision has had and if it is still valid today.

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).

As part of the series of high-level conferences organized by the BCEAO Training and Research Centre (COFEB), Patrick and Sylviane Guillaumont (FERDI) were invited to discuss the theme "Making good use of the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and ways to graduation," based on the recent book directed by Patrick Guillaumont "Out of the trap: supporting the Least Developed Countries," published a few months ago.

Patrick Guillaumont, FERDI, chaired a session and was a speaker on session on the next Plan of Action for the LDCs for 2021-2030 in the context of the 2030 Agenda.

UNCTAD and FERDI organize the presentation of the book edited by Patrick Guillaumont, in Geneva, the 23rd January 2020 - from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Patrick Guillaumont, President of FERDI , presented various options for rethinking the international aid system for LDCs and developing countries, based on objective criteria of vulnerability.

Patrick Guillaumont was a panelist for the session "Learning from 30 years of commodity development". He also presented the book "Out of the trap. Supporting the least developed countries."

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.