São Tomé and Príncipe graduated on 13 December 2024 (see the General Assembly resolution here).

São Tomé and Príncipe's LDC Profile (CDP website) (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, São Tomé and Príncipe's performance against the graduation criteria, ex ante assessment of the impacts of graduation, vulnerability profile, country statement to the CDP and CDP monitoring reports).

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South-South Cooperation in Advancing Sustainable Development and Achieving the Transformative Recovery of the Least Developed Countries This report reviews the role of South-South cooperation in the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020, a 10-year policy agenda to address the challenges faced by the least developed countries (LDCs), to mitigate risks and	COVID-19	17 May 2022
The effects of COVID-19 on industry in least developed countries - UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform It is not unreasonable to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact must have been particularly severe in least developed countries (LDCs) due to, among others, their reduced resilience and diminished capacity to respond to shocks.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	12 May 2022
Three thoughts on the graduating Commonwealth LDCs - Debapriya Bhattacharya for OECD Development Matters "The international development community would be well advised to extend group-related and country-specific support to graduating LDCs to prevent these countries from sliding back.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	11 May 2022
Productive capacities: Key to sustainable development - Paul Akiwumi for Trade Insight/SAWTEE pp. 16-19, Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 2021. LDCs could benefit from a new generation of international support measures, enhanced targeted support, technical assistance, and policy guidance to shape their future development in a more inclusive and sustainable way.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	09 May 2022
Moving out of mainstream ISMs for LDCs - Daniel Gay for Trade Insight/SAWTEE pp. 20-23, Vol. 17, No. 3-4 2021 With the current level of international support, countries on the global periphery will always struggle to develop in a way that meets human and ecological needs unless active measures are taken to overcome these problems.		09 May 2022
Science, technology and innovation: LDC issues - Moshe Kao, Federica Irene Falomi, Jaye Sergeant and Chen-Wen Cheng for TradeInsight/SAWTEE Pp. 38-42. Vol 17, No. 3-4, 2021. Trade Insight/SAWTEE. When connectivity infrastructure, an enabling policy environment and private sector engagement work in tandem in the LDCs, science, technology and innovation have the potential to respond to systemic issues.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	09 May 2022
LDC category at 50: Adjusting to the new realities - Taffere Tesfachew for Trade Insight/SAWTEE PP. 12-15, Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 2021. November 2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the least developed country (LDC) category by the United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA).		09 May 2022
ITC Trade Briefs: The Export Potential of LDCs in Light of the War in Ukraine - April 2022 The aim of this month’s Spotlight is twofold. First, we show how the IMF’s recent GDP revisions have impacted our export potential estimates for 2026 by sub-region and country.		04 May 2022
Local Government Finance is Development Finance - UNCDF The recently approved UNCDF Strategic Framework 2022–2025 continues this tradition by emphasizing UNCDF’s hybrid nature as a development finance institution on the one hand and a United Nations development agency on the other.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	30 April 2022
Present and future of work in the Least Developed Countries - ILO This report provides an overview of the state of development and the structural challenges facing LDCs along the dimensions of structural transformation, productive employment, work conditions and just transition.	Poverty, health, education, food security, employment, social security	29 April 2022
Collateral damage? The Russia-Ukraine conflict and energy transitions in Least Developed Countries, Harry Verhoeven for OECD Development Matters Discussions about climate are, always, discussions about distribution- of costs, benefits and sacrifices. For years now, the grand bargain required to ward off the existential threat of human-induced global warming has been clear.	Climate change and energy	28 April 2022
Nepal after LDC Graduation: New avenues for exports - ITC in collaboration with UN-OHRLLS Nepal could lose 4.3% of exports because of tariff changes when it graduates from least developed country status in 2026. The removal of preferential tariffs will especially affect the apparel, synthetic textile fabric and carpet sectors.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	21 April 2022
United Republic of Tanzania: Invisible Barriers to Trade - Business Perspectives ITC More than a third of Tanzanian companies have fully or partially resolved trade obstacles in the last six years.	Trade	13 April 2022
A new generation of partnerships and co-operation will be needed to deliver the DPoA - UN-OHRLLS Over the past decade and more international relations have become more multipolar, as seen in the increasing political and economic prominence of countries such as India and China, divergences between large developed countries and regions, and the continued emergence of the Global South.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	11 April 2022
Tailored, multidimensional and coherent: towards a renewed EU partnership with least developed countries - ecdpm Discussion Paper No. 319 The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected life for citizens in the world’s poorest countries, wiping out years of progress in poverty reduction. Rising food, fuel and fertiliser prices caused by the war in Ukraine will further worsen the situation.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	11 April 2022
Financing for Development in the Least Developed Countries - Needs, challenges and the Doha Programme of Action - Global Policy Forum The first part of the report looks at the development financing needs of LDCs. We summarize existing estimates of SDG financing needs for the LDCs.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	07 April 2022
Accelerating Support to LDCs in Formulating and Implementing NAPs - UNFCCC  The 46 least developed countries (LDCs), home to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, face the most adverse impacts of climate change, despite contributing least to the problem.	Climate change and energy	07 April 2022
Four key challenges facing least developed countries - UNCTAD Video About 1.1 billion people live in least developed countries (LDCs), which face daunting development challenges. The LDC group grew from an initial 25 countries in 1971 to a peak of 52 in 1991 and stands at 46 today.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	04 April 2022
Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries 2022-2023	Development cooperation and multilateralism	02 April 2022
Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Matters related to the WTO agreements WTO members offer special treatment to least-developed countries (LDCs). They benefit from greater market access opportunities, flexibilities in implementing WTO rules and assistance aimed at strengthening their capacity to trade.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 April 2022