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On 24 July the Coordination and Management Meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) reviewed the Report of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) on its twentieth session.
The Council took note of the work done by the Committee on (a) leaving no one behind, (b) the triennial review of the list of least developed countries, (c) monitoring the development progress of countries graduating and graduated from the list of least developed countries, (d) improved assistance for graduating least developed countries and (e) the voluntary national reviews of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Council endorsed the recommendation of the CDP that Bhutan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Solomon Islands be graduated from the list of least developed countries (LDCs).
