Debapriya reappointed member of UN panel on dev policy

Eminent economist Debapriya Bhattacharya has been reappointed as a member of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The new term of Debapriya as a member of CDP will be for three years, starting from January 1, 2022.

UN Under-Secretary-General Liu Zhenmin announced the reappointment of Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), on December 13, CPD said in a press release yesterday.

This committee is also responsible for deciding inclusion in and graduation from the least developed countries' group.

The CDP is entitled to provide independent advice to the ECOSOC on development policy issues.