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19 April 2021

Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category

Upon request of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, the Committee for Development Policy undertook a comprehensive on the impact of COVID-19 on the LDC category. It has two main intended uses. First, it is an input to the 2021 triennial review, meant to enable the Committee to incorporate fully into its triennial reviews the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on LDCs and countries graduating from the LDC category. Second, it is an input to a possible contribution by the Committee to the forthcoming fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, to be held in Doha from 23 to 27 January 2022. As a result, the study contains suggestions for support for LDCs and… Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category

05 March 2021

2021 Monitoring Reports

Angola Bhutan Equatorial Guinea Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Vanuatu

05 March 2021

2021 Vulnerability Profiles

Bangladesh Lao People's Democratic Republic Myanmar

05 March 2021

2021 Impact Assessments

Bangladesh - 3 March 2020 Lao PDR - 5 March 2020 Myanmar - 6 May 2020

01 May 2020

2020 Monitoring Reports

Angola Bhutan Equatorial Guinea São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Vanuatu

27 November 2018

Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures - Third Edition

The Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category is prepared by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to provide comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category. This third edition of the Handbook builds upon and updates the previous edition, published in 2015. It reflects refinements to the LDC criteria and the progress of several countries towards graduation from the category. Moreover, this edition contains additional information on international support measures, in particular on ?smooth transition? provisions for countries graduating from the LDC category. The publication is intended for use by government officials, policymakers, researchers and other… Download

26 November 2018

Comparison of Indicators for Identification of Least Developed Countries and for Measuring Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

CDP Policy Review No. 7 By Namsuk Kim This paper provides an overview on the interlinkage between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement and Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation, by examining the relationship between the indicators to be used for monitoring progress toward SDGs, and the ones currently used for LDC classification and also the ones considered by the Committee for Development Policy in the past. It aims to assist the policy makers to enhance effectiveness of their development policies, by taking into consideration the indicators of the SDG review framework and the ones in the LDC classification that are related to one another. It finds that there is a… Comparison of Indicators for Identification of Least Developed Countries and for Measuring Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

21 March 2018

2018 Monitoring Reports

Angola Equatorial Guinea Maldives Samoa Vanuatu

21 March 2018

2018 Vulnerability Profiles

Bhutan Kiribati
Note by UNSD on the treatment of fishing licenses Nepal São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Timor-Leste

21 March 2018

2018 Impact Assessments

Bhutan (including Bhutan's response to the impact assessment and DESA's reply) Kiribati Nepal (including Nepal's response to the impact assessment) São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands (including Solomon Islands' response to the impact assessment) Timor-Leste (including Timor-Leste's response to the impact assessment)