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Ministerial declaration of the least developed countries to the sixteenth session of the �鶹APP Conference on Trade and Development

MTAVARES1 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Document Symbol/Reference:

TD/547

Document Type:

Link to UN Official Document (ODS)

Author:

Ministers of the least developed countries (LDCs)

Document Summary:

Ministerial declaration of the least developed countries to the sixteenth session of the �鶹APP Conference on Trade and Development

Tags:

UNCTAD

Productive capacity

Graduation

Doha Programme of Action

Trade

Finance

Publication Date:

Friday, 24 October 2025

Ministers of the least developed countries (LDCs)

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2025

Lilongwe Declaration on Climate Change

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Author:

Ministers and Heads of Delegation from the 45 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as Parties to the �鶹APP Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement

Tags:

Malawi

Climate change

LDC Group - UNFCCC

Just transition

Loss and damage

Paris Agreement

COP29

Publication Date:

Monday, 02 September 2024

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2024

2024 Report of the Committee for Development Policy

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Document Symbol/Reference:

E/2024/33

Document Type:

Link to UN Official Document (ODS)

Author:

CDP

Document Summary:

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. As its contribution to the theme of the 2024 session of the Economic and Social Council, the Committee addressed the challenges and opportunities of innovation ecosystems for development, structural change and equity. It also undertook the triennial review of the least developed countries; the monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the list of least developed countries; a discussion of graduation in the global context; and other activities related to the least developed countries in support of a smooth transition from the least developed country category. The Committee analysed the challenges and opportunities of innovation ecosystems for development, structural change and equity. Innovation can be a powerful driver of sustainable development, yet that potential remains vastly underrealized, particularly in developing countries but also for public interest purposes across the world. The current global crises and shifts in the global economy and innovation landscape are reshaping challenges and opportunities for harnessing technology for sustainable development. That requires a reassessment of science, technology and innovation policy frameworks by national Governments and global institutions to create an effective national and global innovation system fit for the twenty-first century. Intellectual property rights are one of the key policy levers in a functioning innovation ecosystem to advance development, structural change and equity, and build resilience to crises. Developing countries require policy frameworks for innovation tailored to their specific priorities and could make more effective use of the existing policy space to pursue priorities for development, equity and productive capacity. The global system in place to support innovation for development needs to be reassessed to be made fit for purpose to ensure innovation for global and regional public goods and for countries to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. The Committee conducted its triennial review of the list of least developed countries. It recommended Cambodia, Djibouti and Senegal for graduation and found that those countries require a five-year preparatory period. It deferred its decision on a possible recommendation for graduation of the Comoros and Myanmar to the 2027 triennial review. In that review, it will also consider whether Rwanda, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, which met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024, can be recommended for graduation. In its enhanced monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the least developed country category, the Committee reviewed the development progress of three recently graduated countries and six graduating countries. Expressing concern over the limited national capacity of those countries to address various challenges, including those stemming from rising food and fuel prices, less affordable finance, geopolitical tensions, volatile commodity prices, high transportation costs and more frequent and severe disasters, the Committee underscored the importance of addressing those issues with continued support from trading and development partners, as well as �鶹APP entities. The Committee found that Angola no longer met the criteria for graduation and concluded that the graduation process would recommence when Angola met the criteria for graduation again at a future triennial review.

Tags:

Committee for Development Policy (CDP)

Graduation

Cambodia

Comoros

Djibouti

Senegal

Zambia

Timor-Leste

Myanmar

Kiribati

Tuvalu

Rwanda

Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania

Monitoring

Publication Date:

Wednesday, 08 May 2024

�鶹APP

Document Topic/Theme:

LDC graduation and smooth transition

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2024

Follow-up to the Fifth �鶹APP Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Report of the Secretary General, 2024

MTAVARES1 — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Document Symbol/Reference:

A/79/75

Document Type:

Link to UN Official Document (ODS)

Author:

�鶹APP

Document Summary:

The present report provides information on the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries for the decade 2022–2031 during its second year and is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 78/233 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2023/29. It provides an overview of recent developments towards reaching the goals and targets of the Doha Programme of Action, as well as progress made towards its monitoring and recommendations for its full implementation. The underlying data are contained in the annex to the report.

Tags:

Doha Programme of Action

DPoA

UN-OHRLLS

Publication Date:

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

�鶹APP

Document Topic/Theme:

LDC Progress reports/Flagship reports

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2024

WTO Smooth transition support measures in favour of countries graduated from the LDC category - Ministerial decision adopted 2 March 2024

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Author:

WTO

Document Summary:

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 assistance and capacity-building under the WTO's Technical Assistance and Training Plan for a period of three years after graduation.

Tags:

WTO

Graduation

Trade

Technical assistance

Dispute settlement

Publication Date:

Monday, 04 March 2024

WTO

Document Topic/Theme:

LDC graduation and smooth transition

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2024

WTO General Council Decision on extension of unilateral duty-free and quota-free preferences in favour of countries graduated from the LDC category

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Author:

WTO

Document Summary:

Decision "To encourage those Members that graduate or remove countries from unilateral tariff or duty-free and quota free (DFQF) preference programmes reserved for least developed countries (LDCs) based on their being graduated from the UN list of LDCs, to provide a smooth and sustainable transition period for withdrawal of such preferences after the entry into force of a decision of the UN General Assembly to graduate a country from the LDC category."

Tags:

Trade

Graduation

DFQF (duty-free quota free)

Preferences

Market access

Publication Date:

Monday, 23 October 2023

WTO

Document Topic/Theme:

Trade

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2023

Ministerial Declaration of the Least Developed Countries, 2023

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Author:

Ministers and Head of Delegations of the least developed countries

Document Summary:

Adopted by Ministers and Heads of Delegation of the least developed countries, having met in New York on 23 September 2023 on the on the theme “Translating the ambitious Doha commitments into tangible actions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda” aimed at providing strategic guidance on how LDCs can overcome the impacts of the ongoing crises and build resilience against future shocks through accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2022-2031.

Tags:

Doha Programme of Action

Ministerial Declaration

OHRLLS

UN-OHRLLS

General Assembly

LDC5

Publication Date:

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Ministers and Head of Delegations of the least developed countries/OHRLLS

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2023

CDP reports to ECOSOC

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Author:

CDP

Document Summary:

This link contains the series of annual reports of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Tags:

CDP

Graduation

LDC category

LDC criteria

Publication Date:

Thursday, 27 April 2023

CDP

Document Topic/Theme:

LDC data, criteria, CDP triennial reviews and procedures

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2023

42nd meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, Report by the Secretariat, UNFCCC

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Author:

UNFCCC Secretariat

Document Summary:

The 42nd meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) took place in Gaborone from 29 to 31 August 2022 back-to-back with Botswana Global Adaptation Week. At the meeting, the LEG discussed progress in implementing its activities for 2022– 2023 and the draft rules of procedure of the LEG as contained in this report. In addition, the meeting included discussions with the Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group on those countries’ priorities and needs for support. This report contains information on the status of formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans in the least developed countries; ongoing activities of the LEG in supporting the least developed countries; technical guidance and support for national adaptation plans; the response of the LEG to mandates from the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of Parties to the Paris Agreement; integrating a gender perspective into the work of the LEG; and collaboration of the LEG with other UNFCCC constituted bodies.

Tags:

UNFCCC

Climate change

LEG

Adaptation

LDCF

Publication Date:

Thursday, 29 September 2022

UNFCCC Secretariat

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2022

Ministerial Declaration of the Least Developed Countries, 2022

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:23:00 +0000

Document Type:

Link to an External Document

Document Summary:

Adopted by Ministers and Heads of Delegation of the least developed countries, having met in New York on 22 September 2022 on the theme “Accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action to overcome the impacts of the ongoing crises and regain momentum in achieving the SDGs in LDCs”.

Tags:

Ministerial Declaration

Graduation

OHRLLS

General Assembly

LDC5

Publication Date:

Thursday, 22 September 2022

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

Archived:

Symbol year:

2022