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UN DESA – FERDI Special Event

UN DESA – FERDI Special Event. LAUNCH OF LDC INFORMATION PORTAL WWW.UN.ORG/LDCPORTAL Istanbul, 11 May 2011 Rob Vos Director Development Policy and Analysis Division UN-DESA. WWW.UN.ORG/LDCPORTAL. OBJECTIVE OF THE PORTAL.

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UN DESA – FERDI Special Event

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  1. UN DESA – FERDI Special Event

  2. LAUNCHOF LDC INFORMATION PORTAL WWW.UN.ORG/LDCPORTAL Istanbul, 11 May 2011 Rob Vos Director Development Policy and Analysis Division UN-DESA

  3. WWW.UN.ORG/LDCPORTAL

  4. OBJECTIVE OF THE PORTAL A consolidated platform with all relevant information related to the international support measures specifically made available for the LDC category Improve LDCs’ capacity to access information on existing support measures and to make use of such measures Building capacity in graduating countries in preparing strategies for a smooth transition

  5. PORTAL STRUCTURE Five content areas for information retrieval and analysis

  6. CONCLUSIONS FROM ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SUPPORT MEASURES • General shortcomings with existing measures • Design flaws; not tailored to LDC-specific conditions • Gaps in delivery • Underfunding and underutilization of existing support mechanisms • Disconnected to IPoA goals • Difficult to locate and access the ISMs • Conditions to access too difficult to meet • Incoherence in global policy making • Support measures offset by measures taken elsewhere

  7. WHAT CAN PORTAL DO TO HELP? • Consolidate access of information on availability, utilization and obstacles • Increase awareness of measures and conditions • Assist in identifying gaps in access and delivery • Support capacity building to access the measures • Enhance ownership of the measures • Providing tools to become more pro-active, including in preparing for smooth transition • Enhanced use of the measures • Negotiate better terms

  8. the Launch .... www.un.org/ldcportal

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