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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	Policy Brief Issue No. 1 - Open NAPs - UNFCCC Developing countries have been undertaking the process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans since 2011, scaling up their previous and other ongoing work on adaptation. Two issues led to this initiative on Open NAPs.	Climate change and energy	31 五月 2019
	Graduating LDCs in an evolving WTO - Options and strategies - Mustafizur Rahman, Debapriya Bhattacharya for FES Without doubt, the fate of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the global institution mandated to set rules and disciplines for the multilateral trading system, stands at a crossroads.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 五月 2019
	Creative industries in Rwanda: Digital paths to global markets Rwandan creative industries are exploring ways to tackle challenges and develop products and services for domestic and international markets. This ITC paper uses case studies to illustrate how music and film companies in Rwanda tap global platforms to expand outreach, follow the diaspora to enter		10 五月 2019
	MFD Working Paper on LDC Graduation: Challenges and Opportunities for Vanuatu Vanuatu will graduate from the least developed country (LDC) category on 4 December 2020. This will be a momentous occasion, heralding a new era in the nation’s development journey. However, it will be essential to carefully manage the transition leading up to, and following graduation.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	09 四月 2019
	Preparing to graduate: Issues, challenges and strategies for Kiribati’s LDC graduation - James Webb for UNESCAP This paper outlines the recent development trajectory of Kiribati in relation to the least developed country (LDC) categorisation and the prospect of Kiribati’s graduation out of LDC status.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	09 四月 2019
	Is blended finance trending in the LDCs? Perspectives from the ground Blended finance is picking up as a new source of finance to meet the funding gap in implementing SDGs. However, country perspectives reveal that the concept it is yet to gain full momentum in LDCs.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	10 二月 2019
	Blended finance in the national planning processes and the SDGs in Least Developed Countries: Evidence from Senegal This research paper looks at the application of blended finance in Senegal. Southern Voice analysed the scope and magnitude of the use of the blended finance instrument including in the policy, regulatory and institutional realm.	Finance, debt, macroeconomics	15 一月 2019
	ICTs, LDCs and the SDGs - Achieving universal and affordable Internet in the least developed countries This report shows that LDCs have also made great progress towards achieving universal access to and affordability of the Internet. Several LDCs are also on track to largely achieve SDG Target 9.c by 2020.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	31 十二月 2018
	A Guide to Graduating from Least Developed Country Status The Trade in Global Value Chains Perspective, Jodie Keane, The Commonwealth There is a need for more focused impact assessments of the potential costs and benefits arising from transitioning from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. This includes a deeper understanding of how LDCs are positioned within global value chains.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	31 十二月 2018
	Prospects of Least Developed Countries meeting the graduation criteria by 2030 (CDP Policy Review No. 8) The progress made for enabling LDCs to move toward graduation has not been successful enough. Fourteen countries have been able to meet the criteria for graduation during 2011-2020, only half way to meet the target specified in the IPoA: a half of LDCs meeting the graduation criteria by 2020.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 十一月 2018
	Red Gold Rush: Managing Quality for Afghan Saffron Exports - ITC Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, offers great potential for Afghan exporters.		23 十一月 2018
	La médiation et l’arbitrage dans l’espace UEMOA Recueil des lois et pratiques - ITC/CCI Aucune entreprise ne peut ignorer aujourd’hui les bénéfices commerciaux de la médiation.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	16 十一月 2018
	At a glance – Red Gold Rush: Managing Quality for Afghan Saffron Exports - ITC Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, offers great potential for Afghan exporters.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	13 十一月 2018
	Migration, Diasporas and the Sustainable Development Goals in Least Developed Countries (CDP Background Paper No. 48; Keith Nurse) Migration and the growth of global diasporas are key contemporary trends which impact on the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the 2030 Agenda. The developmental potential of migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).	Poverty, health, education, food security, employment, social security	08 十一月 2018
	Ethiopia: Company Perspectives – An ITC Series on Non-Tariff Measures - ITC The majority of Ethiopian exporters and importers face a number of challenges associated with conformity assessments and clearance formalities, such as delays, lack of specific facilities and administrative burdens. Based on 231 interviews, this new ITC report recommends enhancing Ethiopia’s qual	Trade	07 十一月 2018
	The graduation of Angola from the LDC category: impact of the withdrawal of international support measures Loss of access to the international support measures (ISMs) dedicated to least developed countries (LDCs) as result of graduating from the category may give rise to potentially important economic costs.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	13 九月 2018
	Handbook on the LDC Category, 2018 edition PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST EDITION OF THE HANDBOOK: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/document_cdp/books/ The third edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category provides comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category, including a description of pro		13 九月 2018
	Promoting SME competitiveness in the Gambia - ITC Through innovation, the Gambia’s young entrepreneurs can contribute significantly to the country’s growth.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	07 五月 2018
	Graduation of the Least Developed Countries as a Step Towards Sustainable Development - Patrick Guillaumont, FERDI The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) category was set up in 1971 to identify countries « caught in a trap » and to support them to move « out of the trap » . The category, if successful, aimed at the end to disappear.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 五月 2018
	Provisions on support and flexibility for the least developed countries and the assistance thereof to a smooth transition from least developed country status - Report by the UNFCCC secretariat This report contains information on the provisions for support and flexibility provided to the least developed countries under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, and on how the provisions can assist countries in making a smooth transition from least developed country status, in the light of Uni	Climate change and energy	20 四月 2018

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