High-Level Panel discussion during the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum on the Future Measurement and Monitoring Framework for Development Finance in support of the 2030 Agenda

Virtual meeting to discuss development strategies that particularly promote the well-being of the worst off

Workshop to discuss strategies needed to successfully graduate from LDC status and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Consultation meetings with various stakeholders and partners on the drafting of the National Roadmap for the Smooth Transition Strategy towards graduation from the list of LDCs

The ePing system, an SPS and TBT notification alert system developed by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in cooperation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Center (ITC), is officially launched on 8 November 2016 at the WTO, by UN DESA Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Lenni Montiel, WTO Deputy Director General Karl Brauner and the Executive Director of ITC Arancha González.

EGM to explain the concept behind the LDC graduation toolkit; solicit feedback and establish possible partnerships

EGM to discuss lessons learned by selected least developed countries (LDCs) and developing countries in building their productive capacities for sustainable development

The briefing will provide information about current and future activities in which the CDP Secretariat is engaged

Informational video on the ePing trade notification tool

Bhutan has graduated from the LDC category by specializing in natural resource-based activities (hydropower generation) and tourism, with some manufacturing