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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	Mesures d´appui au reclassement des pays les moins avances adoptees par l´OMPI Le présent document présente les “mesures d’appui au reclassement des pays les moins avancés adoptées par l’OMPI” élaborées par l’Organisation en vue de répondre aux demandes exprimées par les États membres qui relèvent de la catégorie des PMA.		16 Septiembre 2022
	Pacote de Apoio da OMPI à Graduação de Países Menos Desenvolvidos (PMDs) presente documento contém a proposta sobre o “Pacote de Apoio da OMPI à Graduação de PMDs”, elaborado pela organização em resposta às solicitações formuladas por Estados membros classificados como PMDs.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	16 Septiembre 2022
	WIPO's Graduation Support package for LDCs The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)' s Graduation Support Package for LDCs provides targeted IP-related technical assistance to graduating LDCs to assist their preparation for graduation.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	16 Septiembre 2022
	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Cambodia - WTO WTO members offer specific flexibilities to least developed country members, including Cambodia. Following graduation, these flexibilities may not be available.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 Septiembre 2022
	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Djibouti - WTO Djibouti, as an LDC, is eligible to access flexibilities available to LDCs in the World Trade Organization (WTO). These flexibilities may not be available after graduation from LDC status. This note highlights possible impacts of graduation for Djibouti on market access, WTO rules and Aid for Trade.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 Septiembre 2022
	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Senegal - WTO WTO members offer specific flexibilities to least developed country members, including Senegal. Following graduation, these flexibilities may not be available.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 Septiembre 2022
	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Zambia - WTO WTO members offer specific flexibilities to least developed country members, including Zambia. Following graduation, these flexibilities may not be available. This note provides an overview of possible trade-related impacts of LDC graduation for Zambia on market access, WTO rules and Aid for Trade.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 Septiembre 2022
	The State of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Least Developed Countries - UN Technology Bank for LDCs The UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries’ new report “The State of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Least Developed Countries” is launched today.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	14 Septiembre 2022
	The Production Transformation Policy Review (PTPR) Of Bangladesh "Half a century after independence, Bangladesh has achieved impressive progress. The country has transformed from one of the poorest nations into a global textile manufacturing hub capable of meeting its medical needs almost entirely through domestic pharmaceutical production.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	08 Septiembre 2022
	Harnessing Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in Least Developed Countries - IIED Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are facing increasingly devastating impacts of climate change that are leading to loss and damage (L&D). As LDCs revise their climate action plans known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), they should provide concrete evidence about L&D.	Climate change and energy	26 Agosto 2022
	Developing Countries Trading Scheme: government policy response - Policy Paper, United Kingdom Department for International Trade The government is introducing the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) to improve access to the UK market for developing countries. The DCTS will come into effect in early 2023.	Trade	16 Agosto 2022
	LDC Insight #1: COVID-19 recovery and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Why LDCs can't just "build back better" - Taffere Tesfachew and Federica Irene Falomi (...) However, if the SDGs are to be achieved globally by 2030 - in line with the principle of “leaving no one behind” - they must be achieved everywhere.	COVID-19	12 Agosto 2022
	Manual para a categoria de países menos desenvolvidos - Inclusão, graduação e medidas especiais - edição 2021-2022 A quarta edição do Manual para a Categoria de Países Menos Desenvolvidos fornece informação extensiva sobre a categoria de Países Menos Desenvolvidos (PMD), incluindo uma descrição de procedimentos e metodologias utilizados na identificação destes países e das medidas de apoio internacional que	LDC data, criteria, CDP triennial reviews and procedures	08 Agosto 2022
	Addressing loss and damage: practical insights for tackling multidimensional risks in LDCs and SIDS - IIED This paper presents a detailed overview of the nature of loss and damage risks affecting low-income countries, marginalised groups and people living in poverty in the global South, and how they might be addressed. Based upon a structured review of existing literature, and a series of deliberative	Climate change and energy	31 Julio 2022
	Opinion in Lead: Navigating post-graduation pharma landscape - Posh Raj Pandey for Sawtee With the right policy support, pharmaceutical industry in Nepal could be instrumental in meeting the country’s ‘access to medicine’-related targets while developing domestic manufacturing base.	Trade	07 Julio 2022
	The expanding threat to food security in least developed countries, Brendan Vickers, Salamat Ali and Neil Balchin for OECD Development Matters The number of severely food insecure people across the world is estimated to have doubled in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic to 276 million. This number is expected to reach 323 million in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine.	Poverty, health, education, food security, employment, social security	05 Julio 2022
	Program Evaluation of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) 2020 The 2020 program evaluation of the least developed countries fund (LDCF) covers performance and progress towards LDCF objectives and results in the four years since the 2016 LDCF program evaluation.	Climate change and energy	28 Junio 2022
	Practical lessons on implementing business unusual (IIED responding to LDCs’ call for a move away from business-as-usual climate action), Sarah McIvor Having recognised that business-as-usual climate responses were not fit for purpose in their countries, IIED’s longstanding partner, the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, launched the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) in 2018.	Climate change and energy	15 Junio 2022
	Impact of the war in Ukraine on LDCs , Heatmap of vulnerabilities - UNDESA The impacts of the war in Ukraine also threaten the development prospects of least developed countries (LDCs).		07 Junio 2022
	Incremental progress but limited ambition: COP26 delivers mixed results for LDCs - Anna Schulz, Madeleine Diouf Sarr, Eva Peace Mukayiranga for IIED Following a two-year hiatus in negotiations due to the pandemic and the failure of the preceding Madrid talks to deliver enough political impetus, trust in the entire UN-led process on climate action hung in the balance as delegates arrived in Glasgow for COP26, particularly for climate vulnerable c	Climate change and energy	31 Mayo 2022

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