Least Developed Countries Category

Towards a resilience-building framework for monitoring countries graduating and graduated from the Least Developed Country category
This paper provides conceptual inputs on a potential bi-modal monitoring framework for the LDC category
Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category
While least developed countries have up to now successful to limit direct health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the socio-economic fallout has been extremely hard.
2021 Monitoring Reports
2021 Monitoring reports for Angola, Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
2021 Impact Assessments
2021 Impact assessments for Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Myanmar
2021 Vulnerability Profiles
2021 Vulnerability Profiles for Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Myanmar
2020 Monitoring Reports
2020 Monitoring reports for Angola, Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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) categ
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 t