Smooth transition
South-South Exchange on Preparing Smooth Transition Strategies: Graduating cohort of 2021
In 2021, the Committee for Development Policy for the Âé¶¹APP (CDP) recommended Bangladesh, Lao PDR, and Nepal for graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
Lao PDR 13th High-Level Roundtable Meeting Side-Event: LDC graduation, toward a smooth transition strategy
Vientiane, 11 October 2021: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in partnership with the Âé¶¹APP Resident Coordinator¡¯s Office (UNRCO), jointly organized the virtual 13th High-Level Roundtable Meeting Side Event: Least Developed Country Graduation: Toward a Smooth Transition Strategy (STS). The meeting was co-chaired by H.E Mr. Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Sara SEKKENES, Âé¶¹APP Resident Coordinator to the Lao PDR.
From the WTO: proposal for a smooth transition package
18 October 2021.? Ahead of the?, Chad, on behalf of the LDC Group, submitted a communication to the WTO General Council on ¡°¡°.
Vanuatu has graduated from the LDC category
On 4 December, Vanuatu became the sixth country to graduate from the least developed country (LDC) category. As noted by the Âé¶¹APP Secretary-General, this is ¡°testimony to years of effort resulting in hard-won sustainable development gains¡±. The government of Vanuatu has prepared a smooth transition strategy which will help navigate the next steps in its development path.