The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on LDC Graduation Support was established by the IACG on LDCs in late 2017 to provide strengthened and coordinated UN system-wide support to countries preparing to graduate from the LDC category. The IATF is coordinated by UN-OHRLLS.
Graduation
13 September 2021
Graduation from the LDC category is a multi-year process which formally starts when a country meets the graduation criteria for the first time at one of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)'s triennial reviews.
13 September 2021
Various UN entities provide specific support to the graduation processes of LDCs, in the form of training, workshops, studies and support for the development of sm
02 September 2021
Each country should develop its own course of action to prepare for graduation, based on its national circumstances and priorities. The following are suggested actions from the beginning of the multi-year graduation process to the period following graduation.
02 September 2021
Countries that have already graduated
- Botswana (1994)
- Cabo Verde (2007)
- Maldives (2011)
- Samoa (2014)
11 February 2021
11 February 2021. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution extending the preparatory period preceding Angola's graduation from the LDC category. Angola will now graduate in 2024.
11 December 2020
11 December 2020. Two proposals were submitted recently by the LDC group at the WTO seek the extension of LDC support measures under the WTO for a period after graduation:
04 December 2020
On 4 December, Vanuatu became the sixth country to graduate from the least developed country (LDC) category. As noted by the United Nations Secretary-General, this is “testimony to years of effort resulting in hard-won sustainable development gains”. The government of Vanuatu has prepared a smooth transition strategy which will help navigate the next steps in its development path.
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