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CDP monitoring of Covid-19 in LDCs

The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is deeply concerned about the negative impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on LDCs. The Committee has reflected this concern in the recommendations made at its 2021 Triennial Review of the LDC category and has issued, at the request of ECOSOC, a comprehensive study on the impacts of COVID-19 on the LDC category.

CDP study (April 2021): Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category

CDP statement (May 2020): Covid-19 and graduation from the LDC category

VACCINATIONS

COVID-19 vaccinations in LDCs – No more updates will be provided after December 2023

2023
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2022
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TESTING

COVID-19 testing in LDCs – No more updates will be provided after December 2022

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2020
Combined weekly 2020 reports (6 May -31 December)

GOVERNMENT RESPONSES

COVID-19 government responses in LDCs – The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (our data source) has stopped publishing real-time updates for most jurisdictions at the end of 2022. Therefore, no more updates will be provided after December 2022.

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2021
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2020
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ANALYSIS

  • UN/DESA Policy Brief #66: COVID-19 and the least developed countries
  • CDP member articles:
    • Debapriya Bhattacharya, Fareha Raida Islam, , The Daily Star, 16 May 2020
    • Debapriya Bhattacharya, Fareha Raida Islam, , OECD Development Matters, 23 April 2020
    • Debapriya Bhattacharya, Fareha Raida Islam,

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