Medium-term growth prospects are clouded by scarring from the pandemic, the ever-worsening impact of climate change, and structural macroeconomic challenges, such as anaemic investment and mounting debt vulnerabilities.

While blended finance can be an option to support post COVID-19 recovery efforts, a new approach to blended finance is necessary to improve its impact.

UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division is conducting research on the topic of “Sustainable Development in Times of Recurrent Crises”. This work seeks to analyse the impact of more frequent and interlinked crises on sustainable development and to put forward policy options that would help design more impactful interventions, identify new opportunities for faster progress, enhance resilience, and strengthen multilateral cooperation.

Report on the outcome of the 25th session of the CDP Plenary

The Development Policy Branch (DPB) is responsible for managing all capacity development activities of the Division, providing assistance through research, training and workshops.

The Development Research Branch (DRB) is in charge of economic and social research into fundamental development issues and trends and formulates advice for the United Nations development agenda.

The Global Economic Monitoring Branch (GEMB) monitors global economic trends and contributes to UN reports, briefings and notes in the area of macroeconomic analysis.

The CDP provides independent advise on issues critical to the international development agenda and is responsible for the review of the LDC category.