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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	Stocktaking meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat This report concerns the stocktaking meeting on the work of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) held in Antananarivo from 10 to 12 February 2020.	Climate change and energy	01 四月 2020
	The 37th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat The 37th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, from 6 to 8 February 2020. At the meeting, the Group developed its work programme for 2020.	Climate change and energy	23 三月 2020
	Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020 The present report provides comprehensive information on and analysis of progress in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020 (Istanbul Programme of Action) over the past 10 years, in the final year of its implementation, covering all e	LDC Progress reports/Flagship reports	19 三月 2020
	MPFD Working Paper on Nepal's graduation from LDC: Potential implications and issues for consideration - Mohammad Razzaque for UNESCAP Nepal has achieved significant socio-economic progress despite being confronted by unfavourable conditions such as its being landlocked and susceptible to natural disasters.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	11 三月 2020
	Opinion: How to tackle least developed countries' gender gaps in tech use and data, Deanna Ramsay for Global Views/Devex Yes, the internet now allows — some of — us to digitally crisscross the globe.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	10 三月 2020
	Finding new support for Timor-Leste’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status (UN in Timor-Leste blog post) Finding new support for Timor-Leste’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status (UN in Timor-Leste blog post)	LDC graduation and smooth transition	27 二月 2020
	Effective market access for least developed countries' services exports Building on a study “LDCs Services Waiver–Operationalized?” commissioned by UNCTAD in 2016, the current analysis presents and reflects on the pilot review, undertaken in late 2017, of four LDCs’ services trade and their interests under the waiver.	Trade	01 一月 2020
	Least Developed Countries Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiative for Sustainable Development (LDC REEEI) he Initiative is a strategic framework for driving transformative change across sectors and a platform for sharing experiences, best practice, and disseminating knowledge to reach universal energy access and accelerate the transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency in all LDCs.	Climate change and energy	31 十二月 2019
	Stratégie de transition sans heurt de Vanuatu	LDC graduation and smooth transition	11 十二月 2019
	Improved assistance for LDC graduation: What else can be done? - Ana Luiza Cortez for Trade4Development/EIF Graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category, a milestone in a country’s development, is not free of controversies. Graduating countries fear the phasing out of LDC-specific support may disrupt their development trajectory.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	04 十二月 2019
	Comparison of Indicators for Identification of Least Developed Countries and for Measuring Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals (CDP Policy Review No. 7; Namsuk Kim) This paper provides an overview on the interlinkage between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement and Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation, by examining the relationship between the indicators to be used for monitoring progress toward SDGs, and the ones currently used for LDC classifi	LDC data, criteria, CDP triennial reviews and procedures	26 十一月 2019
	UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report 2019: The present and future of external development finance - old dependence, new challenges Persistent shortfalls in domestic savings in the least developed countries make them heavily dependent on external development finance.	LDC Progress reports/Flagship reports	19 十一月 2019
	Ethiopia: Sustainable investment in agroprocessing and light manufacturing Set within the context of increasing Chinese investment in Africa, this guide for Chinese investors shows how to embrace sustainability along their investment journey in Ethiopia. The guide contains mandatory requirements and additional sustainability practices for agroprocessing and light manufa	Trade	01 十一月 2019
	Out of the trap: supporting the least developed countries, Patrick Guillaumont, FERDI The Least Developed Countries (LDCs), presently 47, a category of countries created at the United Nations in 1971, are identified as poor countries facing structural handicaps to growth and sustainable development.	LDC data, criteria, CDP triennial reviews and procedures	29 十月 2019
	Finding new support for graduating LDCs	LDC graduation and smooth transition	29 十月 2019
	Improved assistance measures for graduated and graduating least developed countries for the achievement of agenda 2030 (CDP Policy Review No. 9; Ana L. Cortez) LDC graduation has become an increasingly important issue in the international development agenda. Meeting graduation eligibility is a major goal of the Istanbul Plan of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 201-2020 (IPoA).	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 九月 2019
	For the least developed countries, revitalising multilateralism is life or death Few would deny that the international system governing the environment and economy is under pressure. Globalisation itself is wobbling, to the chagrin of governments in rich and emerging economies.	Trade	30 八月 2019
	Cambodia Trade Integration Strategy 2019-2023, Main Report and Action Matrix. Kingdom of Cambodia Cambodia has been at the forefront and has been a key beneficiary of the Enhanced Integrated Framework partnership for Least Developed Countries (EIF).	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 七月 2019
	Blended Finance in the LDCs 2019 The world’s least developed countries (LDCs) receive only a small fraction of resources leveraged through blended finance transactions.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	16 七月 2019
	Three trade challenges for LDCs to converge and eradicate poverty - Anabel Gonzalez for OECD Development matters Reviews three trade challenges to be tackled for LDCs to converge and eradicate poverty.	Trade	27 六月 2019

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