From 23 to 25 August 2022, UN DESA is bringing together government, private sector and civil society representatives from Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal as well as international experts to exchange experiences and policy approaches to ensure a smooth transition out of the LDC category. The workshop is being organized under the sustainable graduation support facility iGRAD and constitutes a joint effort with the UN Resident Coordinator Offices of the three countries, UN ESCAP and OHRLLS.

Objectives

• Discuss common challenges of graduation and identify pathways to address them collaboratively in devising the STS
• Identify key international support for the Smooth Transition Strategies of each country and devise plans for advocacy
• Advocate jointly and separately for effective international support for the implementation of national Smooth Transition Strategies

Key deliverables

• Working papers or presentations on key challenge areas for graduating LDCs
• Accumulation of views from policymakers, private sector, development partners, academia, and CSOs on graduation related challenges and recommendations to overcome them in their respective country context
• STS processes of the graduating cohort of 2021
• Common advocacy points for the Fifth UN Conference on LDCs (LDC5) Part Two (to be held in Doha in March 2023)

More information

https://www.un.org/ohrlls/events/south-south-exchange-preparing-smooth-transition-strategies-graduating-cohort-2021