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

CDP monitoring report, 2025
Evaluation Report of the Graduation Process of São Tomé and Príncipe from the List of LDCs
São Tomé and Príncipe's graduated country fact sheet (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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	LDC Graduation process and the 2024 Triennial Review of the list of LDCs (Presentation by CDP Secretariat at the informal session of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs, 13 December 2023) Presentation by CDP Secretariat at the informal session of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs, 13 December 2023.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	13 Diciembre 2023
	Work of the LEG in supporting the least developed countries on adaptation (UN Climate Change - Side Event at COP28) To discuss the support provided by the LEG, GCF, GEF and other and relevant organizations, and the acheivements and lessons learned by the least developed countries in the formulation and implementation of NAPs.		04 Diciembre 2023
	Regaining momentum: critical negotiations for LDCs at COP28 (Anna Schulz and Madeleine Diouf Sarr for IIED) "This briefing presents priorities for the least developed countries (LDCs) for COP28 at a critical time.	Climate change and energy	30 Noviembre 2023
	Industrial policy solutions for LDCs: how industrialization strengthens food security (antonio Andreoni, Anders Isaksson, Fabio Russo; UNIDO Policy Brief Series: Insights on Industrial Development No. 8) Despite their heterogeneity, least developed countries (LDCs) face some similar challenges, with food security ranking high on the policy agenda. Poly-crises including climate change, global pandemics, conflicts and trade disputes exacerbate food insecurity and malnutrition.		30 Noviembre 2023
	UN Resident Coordinators: South-South Cooperation is a Vehicle for LDCs to Prosper As part of a series organized by the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO), UNOSSC Director Ms. Dima Al-Khatib, Ms. Lila Pieters Yahia, UN Resident Coordinator in Mauritania, and Ms. Karla R.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	29 Noviembre 2023
	Video: the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) (2023) Institutional video on the LDCF	Climate change and energy	28 Noviembre 2023
	Funding Adaptation Action in Least Developed Countries with Support from the LDC Fund (GEF) Explanation of LDCF and strategy to 2026	Climate change and energy	22 Noviembre 2023
	Least Developed Countries Report 2023: Crisis-resilient development finance (UNCTAD) Given the financial challenges posed by climate change – the damages and need for adaptation and mitigation – it’s crucial for central banks to integrate climate factors into their monetary policies. Such measures are commonly referred to as “climate” central banking. But given the need for policy	LDC Progress reports/Flagship reports	07 Noviembre 2023
	UNCTAD Tradecast No 71. UN report: After years of lost growth, least developed countries need inclusive finance to meet development goals The world is facing soaring costs of food, energy and financing – along with extreme weather and geopolitical upheaval.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	07 Noviembre 2023
	LDCs and the multilateral trading system: looking forward - A collection of essays, Volume 2 (WTO, EIF) The Doha Programme of Action for LDCs for the decade 2022-2031 recognizes the role of trade for realizing the socio-economic development ambitions of least developed countries (LDCs).	Trade	03 Noviembre 2023
	Promoting a “GVCs for LDCs” approach: the case of digital certification for organic products (Lucian Cernat for ECIPE) This blog provides an example of a digital tool for trade facilitation (TRACES) that has successfully integrated the least developed countries and their small producers into global supply chains.		31 Octubre 2023
	Market access for products and services of export interest to least developed countries, 2023 (Note by the Secretariat, WTO) This Note, prepared by the Secretariat on an annual basis, provides an update on the trends in the least developed countries' (LDCs) trade and market access conditions.	Trade	30 Octubre 2023
	WTO video: WTO deal on LDC graduation 24 October 2023. From the WTO: The General Council reached an important milestone on 23 October in the global efforts to support least-developed countries (LDCs) on the path to graduation from LDC status.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	24 Octubre 2023
	WTO General Council Decision on extension of unilateral duty-free and quota-free preferences in favour of countries graduated from the LDC category Decision "To encourage those Members that graduate or remove countries from unilateral tariff or duty-free and quota free (DFQF) preference programmes reserved for least developed countries (LDCs) based on their being graduated from the UN list of LDCs, to provide a smooth and sustainable trans	Trade	23 Octubre 2023
	Ministerial Declaration of the Least Developed Countries, 2023 Adopted by Ministers and Heads of Delegation of the least developed countries, having met in New York on 23 September 2023 on the on the theme “Translating the ambitious Doha commitments into tangible actions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda” aimed at providing strategic guidance		21 Septiembre 2023
	Least Developed Countries and Their Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (Peter Lunenborg; The South Centre Research Paper 183) This Research Paper reviews Least Developed Countries’ (LDCs) collective progress on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on the available data on the indicators for the 169 SDG targets.		15 Septiembre 2023
	Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (UNCDF) The Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (IDES) is a strategic performance and policy tool that has been developed to support countries in better understanding and monitoring the status of their digital transformation, with a view to helping them make it more inclusive.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	02 Agosto 2023
	LDC Graduation: Stories of smooth transition (Ratnakhar Adhikari, EIF, for OECD Development Matters) Of the 46 least developed countries (LDCs), 16 are at different stages of graduation. And, though graduation offers many opportunities, it also presents its own unique challenges for countries in this category.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 Julio 2023
	Improving Access to Finance for the Least Developed Countries (UN-OHRLLS) This report lays out seven key recommendations for financiers and donors, as well as LDC governments, in facilitating more financing to the LDCs: 1. Expand the roll out of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFFs) to all LDCs with expanded support from the INFF facility. 2.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	18 Julio 2023
	LDCs and the multilateral trading system: looking forward - A collection of essays, Volume 1 (WTO, EIF) This collection of essays on LDCs and the multilateral trading system covers a range of topics, from trade and development to transparency and monitoring. It also explores possible areas of engagement of LDCs in emerging trade discussions.	Trade	23 Junio 2023

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