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Graduation of Countries From the Least Developed Countries Category

A/RES/68/18View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 9 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2013.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Subprogramme 6Economic analysis and policy24—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects
Equatorial GuineaGraduationLeast Developed CountriesVanuatu

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms that graduating from the category of least developed countries should not result in a disruption of development plans, programmes and projects;
2
Takes note of the endorsement by the Economic and Social Council of the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy that Equatorial Guinea be graduated from the least developed country category, and decides to provide Equatorial Guinea, on an exceptional basis, with an additional preparatory period of six months before the start of the three-year preparatory period leading to graduation;
3
Invites Equatorial Guinea to prepare, during the three and a half year period between the adoption of the present resolution and its graduation from the least developed country category, its national smooth-transition strategy, with the support of the United Nations system and in cooperation with its bilateral and multilateral development and trading partners;
4
Takes note of the endorsement by the Council of the recommendation of the Committee that Vanuatu be graduated from the least developed country category, and decides to provide Vanuatu, on an exceptional basis, with an additional preparatory period of one year before the start of the three-year preparatory period leading to graduation;
5
Invites Vanuatu to prepare, during the four-year period between the adoption of the present resolution and its graduation from the least developed country category, its national smooth-transition strategy, with the support of the United Nations system and in cooperation with its bilateral and multilateral development and trading partners.

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Subprogramme 6Economic analysis and policy24

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.