Committee for Development Policy


The Committee for Development Policy is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The task of the CDP is to provide independent advice to the Council on development policy issues. The Committee is also responsible for deciding which countries can be considered least developed countries.
The Committee has 24 members, nominated in their personal capacity by the United Nations Secretary-General and appointed by ECOSOC for a period of three years. The , in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, provides substantive and administrative assistance to the Committee.

Membership

The last three-year term began on 1 January 2019. Members for the period from 2019 to 2021 are: