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S?o Tom¨¦ and Pr¨ªncipe graduation status
S?o Tom¨¦ and Pr¨ªncipe graduated on 13 December 2024 (see the General Assembly resolution ).
- (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, S?o Tom¨¦ and Pr¨ªncipe'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).
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Documents on S?o Tom¨¦ and Pr¨ªncipe
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IISD expert Facundo Calvo analyzes what came out of the WTO's agriculture negotiations at the 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi and its implications for least developed countries and other vulnerable economies. |
Trade | 23 May 2024 |
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"ange and poverty in Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries : a call for integrated approaches Policy Brief 16 May 2024 Climate change and poverty are the two greatest challenges affecting Asia-Pacific least developed countries (LDCs). |
Climate change and energy | 16 May 2024 |
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The Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category (5th edition, 2024) contains comprehensive and authoritative information on criteria defining the category, graduation procedures, and international support measures for LDCs. |
15 May 2024 | |
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Contains official LDC inclusion and graduation criteria and supplementary graduation indicators. |
08 May 2024 | |
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Report on the 26th session of the Committee for Development Policy (4-8 March 2024) The present report contains the main findings and recommendations of the Committee for Development Policy at its twenty-sixth session. |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 08 May 2024 |
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The present report provides information on the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries for the decade 2022¨C2031 during its second year and is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 78/233 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2023/29. |
LDC Progress reports/Flagship reports | 30 April 2024 |
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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD: "Bhutan and its 800,000 people now have an extra reason to be happy ¨C after graduating from the ±¬ÁÏÍø list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) into full developing country status. |
04 April 2024 | |
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In the evolving landscape of automation and digitalization, the traditional path of labour-intensive industrialization is becoming less viable for countries in special situations in Asia and the Pacific. |
LDC Progress reports/Flagship reports | 01 April 2024 |
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"MC13 did not deliver much in the way of these matters ¨C no agreement was reached on agriculture, fisheries phase two negotiations, or dispute settlement (where they agreed to continue work on negotiations rather than produce a draft agreement). |
Trade | 11 March 2024 |
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WTO Ministerial Decision that, among other things, establishes that countries that graduate from the LDC category continue to benefit from the application of the Special Procedures Involving LDCs set out in Article 24 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding and from the LDC-specific technical assist |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 04 March 2024 |
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"Sustained and high economic growth has eluded Nepal. While the economy has undergone structural transformation in the last three decades the growth-enhancing effect of this structural change has had limited impacts contributing to a per-capita value added growth of 2% in the last two decades. |
Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation | 01 March 2024 |
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"Although Timor-Leste met the least LDC graduation criteria of GNI per-capita and the human assets index during the 2018 and 2021 triennial reviews and was found eligible for graduation, it was recommended that graduation be deferred to 2024, owing to continued concerns about the sustainability |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 01 March 2024 |
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"This paper analyzes opportunities for growth in Nepal by applying the policy tool of New Structural Economics ¨C Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF). |
Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation | 01 March 2024 |
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"Small Island Developing States (SIDs) face unique obstacles in economic growth due to geographic isolation, limited domestic market demand and insufficient infrastructure. |
Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation | 01 March 2024 |
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The Least Developed Countries in Facts and Figures (±¬ÁÏÍø-OHRLLS) Reviews progress on the implementation of the key focus areas of the Doha Programme of Action. |
LDC data, criteria, CDP triennial reviews and procedures | 29 February 2024 |
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"The Roadmap identifies specific actions to be taken by governments of LDCs, development partners, the United Nations system, and other stakeholders, including the private sector to achieve the DPoA targets that are critical to implement the 2030 Agenda in the 45 LDCs and bring about transforma |
Development cooperation and multilateralism | 23 February 2024 |
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"Although the services sector has emerged as a new engine of economic growth, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have severely affected services exports from the least developed countries (LDCs), with an approximate loss of almost USD 29 billion in foregone exports over the past thr |
Trade | 22 February 2024 |
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LDC graduation and smooth transition | 08 February 2024 | |
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The document contains Nepal's strategy for a smooth transition from the LDC category after graduation. |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 02 February 2024 |
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This report makes five principal recommendations that can be seen as complementary to the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs 2022¨C2031 as well as the proposal from the LDC Group for a WTO Ministerial Decision on LDC graduation and maximising the benefits of smooth transition for graduating LDCs. |
Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation | 29 January 2024 |

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