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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	Sustainable Graduation: International Support Measures for Graduating LDCs - Mustafizur Rahman, Debapriya Bhattacharya for The Commonwealth Several countries are to leave the group of least developed countries (LDCs) in the coming decade. Following ‘LDC graduation’, these countries will become ineligible for the international support measures (ISMs) they currently enjoy.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	07 septembre 2020
	The need to extend the WTO TRIPS pharmaceuticals transition period for LDCs in the COVID-19 era: Evidence from Bangladesh (CDP Policy Review No. 10; Daniel Gay, Kevin Gallagher) Bangladesh is one of the most successful least developed countries (LDCs). The country has made such strides that in 2021 the United Nations Committee for Development Policy will consider whether it should graduate out of the LDC category altogether.	Trade	27 août 2020
	Prioritising the Poor: LDCs and Trade in Covid-19-Related Medical Supplies (The Commonwealth) This issue of Trade Hot Topics analyses the trade flows in medical goods that matter for the fight against COVID-19 in Commonwealth LDCs.	COVID-19	03 août 2020
	Piloting Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Least Developed Countries: Impacts, Experiences, and Lessons Learnt: A GRI Report (2020) Sustainability reporting practice is scarce in most LDCs. UN-OHRLLS commissioned the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to support two companies in LDCs preparing their first sustainability reports.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	03 août 2020
	The impact of COVID-19 on South-East Asia 30 July 2020.	COVID-19	30 juillet 2020
	Right to Development: Report of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The present report contains an overview of the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion and realization of the right to development undertaken between June 2019 and May 2020.	Human rights, governance, institutions, conflict	23 juillet 2020
	Lessons from LDCs’ responses to COVID-19: From crisis to opportunities? - Ratnakar Adhikari for OECD Development matters Many least developed countries (LDCs) have not yet seen large numbers of COVID-19 cases – though there are notable exceptions such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan. Yet, all LDCs are confronting severe economic disruptions – and a major fiscal squeeze – from the global demand shock, su	COVID-19	06 juillet 2020
	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Insights from country-specific market access analyses - WTO Secretariat/EIF This compilation of analyses builds on the May 2020 report “Trade impacts of LDC graduation” to include country-specific details on the likely impact of graduation on market access and exports for the 12 graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) in the study.	Trade	01 juillet 2020
	COVID-19 and global poverty: Are LDCs being left behind? - UNU-WIDER Working Paper 73/2020 This paper provides a preliminary assessment of COVID-19’s impact on global poverty in the light of the IMF’s April 2020 growth forecasts.	COVID-19	30 juin 2020
	Building and utilizing productive capacities in Africa and the least developed countries - A holistic and practical guide. UNCTAD The development of productive capacities is increasingly recognized as a fundamental step in transforming the economies of African countries and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and putting them on a sustained development path. Following the global financial and economic crises of 2008/09, th	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	23 juin 2020
	The COVID-19 pandemic and trade-related developments in LDCs Among the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching consequences for the global economy, the least developed countries (LDCs) face the most daunting challenges.	Trade	08 juin 2020
	UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs The COVID-19 pandemic is yet to directly hit the least developed countries (LDCs), although most are already experiencing severe economic pain amid shutdowns, falling commodity prices and declining exports. LDCs are, on average, highly dependent on commodities.	Trade	14 mai 2020
	Covid-19 and graduation from the LDC category - Statement by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is responsible for periodically reviewing the LDC category and recommending countries for graduation from the category. This statement was issued in May 2020.	COVID-19	12 mai 2020
	Trade impacts of LDC Graduation - WTO Secretariat/EIF At the request of the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDC Group), the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization, with the support of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), undertook a project to assess the trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status, in particular the impact	Trade	08 mai 2020
	Statement dated 28 April 2020 of the Group of Least Developed Countries on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): burgeoning challenges and a global stimulus package for the least developed countries	COVID-19	07 mai 2020
	In Preparation for WTO MC12: Safeguarding Trade Interests of LDCs and Securing Trade Interests of Graduating LDCs	LDC graduation and smooth transition	04 mai 2020
	UN/DESA Policy Brief #66: COVID-19 and the least developed countries Covid-19 threatens to undo progress achieved towards sustainable development by the least developed countries (LDCs) over recent decades.	COVID-19	01 mai 2020
	Graduation of Bhutan from the group of least developed countries: Potential implications and policy imperatives, Mohammad Razzaque for UNESCAP Despite confronted with such unfavourable conditions as mountainous topography and being landlocked and susceptible to natural disasters, Bhutan has demonstrated a strong track record in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty over the past two decades or so.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 mai 2020
	Coronavirus: let's not forget the world's poorest countries - Paul Akiwumi for OECD Development matters The 1.1 billion people living in LDCs, with an average real GDP per capita of US$922, equivalent to a mere 9% of the world’s average, are the least prepared and most vulnerable to face an eventual domestic pandemic.	COVID-19	24 avril 2020
	A Critical Reflection on International Support for Least Developed Countries, International Trade Working Paper, The Commonwealth Secretariat With ten years of the 2030 Agenda to go, and with the fifth Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries starting in 2021, there is a need to re-evaluate the system of international support for LDCs. Some LDCs are performing well but some key international targets have been missed.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	23 avril 2020

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