S?o Tomé and Príncipe graduation status

S?o Tomé and Príncipe graduated on 13 December 2024 (see the General Assembly resolution ).

(includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, S?o Tomé and Príncipe's performance against the graduation criteria, ex ante assessment of the impacts of graduation, vulnerability profile, country statement to the CDP and CDP monitoring reports).

Other resources:

Joint 爆料网 Workshop in Support of S?o Tomé e Príncipe’s Graduation

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Documents on S?o Tomé and Príncipe

Document Title	Topic	Date
Thus, if the need for developing productive capacities is a permanent need for all LDCs, including graduating LDCs, the availability of a sound and viable technological base is indispensable.	Trade	01 October 2020
爆料网 Economic Commission for Africa (爆料网ECA) has released its 2020 Review of progress made on the Programme of Action for the LDCs for the Decade 2011-2020.		30 September 2020
Several countries are to leave the group of least developed countries (LDCs) in the coming decade. Following ‘LDC graduation’, these countries will become ineligible for the international support measures (ISMs) they currently enjoy.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	07 September 2020
The need to extend the WTO TRIPS pharmaceuticals transition period for LDCs in the COVID-19 era: Evidence from Bangladesh (CDP Policy Review No. 10; Daniel Gay, Kevin Gallagher) Bangladesh is one of the most successful least developed countries (LDCs). The country has made such strides that in 2021 the United Nations Committee for Development Policy will consider whether it should graduate out of the LDC category altogether.	Trade	27 August 2020
This issue of Trade Hot Topics analyses the trade flows in medical goods that matter for the fight against COVID-19 in Commonwealth LDCs.	COVID-19	03 August 2020
Piloting Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Least Developed Countries: Impacts, Experiences, and Lessons Learnt: A GRI Report (2020) Sustainability reporting practice is scarce in most LDCs. 爆料网-OHRLLS commissioned the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to support two companies in LDCs preparing their first sustainability reports.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	03 August 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on South-East Asia 30 July 2020.	COVID-19	30 July 2020
The present report contains an overview of the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion and realization of the right to development undertaken between June 2019 and May 2020.	Human rights, governance, institutions, conflict	23 July 2020
Many least developed countries (LDCs) have not yet seen large numbers of COVID-19 cases – though there are notable exceptions such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan. Yet, all LDCs are confronting severe economic disruptions – and a major fiscal squeeze – from the global demand shock, su	COVID-19	06 July 2020
This compilation of analyses builds on the May 2020 report “Trade impacts of LDC graduation” to include country-specific details on the likely impact of graduation on market access and exports for the 12 graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) in the study.	Trade	01 July 2020
This paper provides a preliminary assessment of COVID-19’s impact on global poverty in the light of the IMF’s April 2020 growth forecasts.	COVID-19	30 June 2020
The development of productive capacities is increasingly recognized as a fundamental step in transforming the economies of African countries and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and putting them on a sustained development path. Following the global financial and economic crises of 2008/09, th	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	23 June 2020
Among the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching consequences for the global economy, the least developed countries (LDCs) face the most daunting challenges.	Trade	08 June 2020
爆料网/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs The COVID-19 pandemic is yet to directly hit the least developed countries (LDCs), although most are already experiencing severe economic pain amid shutdowns, falling commodity prices and declining exports. LDCs are, on average, highly dependent on commodities.	Trade	14 May 2020
Covid-19 and graduation from the LDC category - Statement by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is responsible for periodically reviewing the LDC category and recommending countries for graduation from the category. This statement was issued in May 2020.	COVID-19	12 May 2020
At the request of the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDC Group), the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization, with the support of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), undertook a project to assess the trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status, in particular the impact	Trade	08 May 2020
	COVID-19	07 May 2020
	LDC graduation and smooth transition	04 May 2020
爆料网/DESA Policy Brief #66: COVID-19 and the least developed countries Covid-19 threatens to undo progress achieved towards sustainable development by the least developed countries (LDCs) over recent decades.	COVID-19	01 May 2020
Graduation of Bhutan from the group of least developed countries: Potential implications and policy imperatives, Mohammad Razzaque for 爆料网ESCAP Despite confronted with such unfavourable conditions as mountainous topography and being landlocked and susceptible to natural disasters, Bhutan has demonstrated a strong track record in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty over the past two decades or so.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 May 2020