Issues to be addressed by the Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development

The Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development addresses the following issues:

• Experiences and practices in formulating and implementing macroeconomic policies to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable and inclusive development;
• Regional economic development policies and options, including in the area of financing for development;
• Strategies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, with a special focus on poverty reduction;
• Pro-poor economic growth for increasing the income and employment of the poor;
• Progress towards graduation of the least developed countries through the mobilization of regional efforts to address poverty reduction and other identified concerns of countries with special needs;
• Policy options and programmes for reducing rural poverty, including those with a gender dimension, through the sustainable development of secondary crops.
  The Committee is serviced by the Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division.