Graduation of Countries From the Least Developed Country Category

A/RES/73/133View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 9 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2018.

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2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Economic analysis and policy	24
	Subprogramme 5	Africa, least developed countries and special programmes	3

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2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Economic analysis and policy	24	—
	Subprogramme 5	Africa, least developed countries and special programmes	3	—

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.

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Bhutan Graduation Least Developed Countries Sao Tome and Principe Solomon Islands

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Reaffirms that graduating from the category of least developed countries should not result in a disruption of development plans, programmes and projects;

Takes note of the endorsement by the Economic and Social Council of the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy that Bhutan be graduated from the least developed country category, also takes note of the fact that the Committee found reasonable the request by Bhutan to align the effective graduation date with the end of the country’s twelfth national development plan, in 2023, and decides to provide Bhutan, on an exceptional basis, with an additional preparatory period of two years before the start of the three-year preparatory period leading to graduation;

Invites Bhutan to prepare, during the five-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, regional and multilateral development and trading partners;

Takes note of the endorsement by the Council of the recommendation of the Committee that Solomon Islands be graduated from the least developed country category, and decides to provide Solomon Islands, on an exceptional basis, with an additional preparatory period of three years before the start of the three-year preparatory period leading to graduation;

Invites Solomon Islands to prepare, during the six-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, regional and multilateral development and trading partners;

Takes note of the endorsement by the Council of the recommendation of the Committee that Sao Tome and Principe be graduated from the least developed country category, also takes note of the fact that the Committee found reasonable the request by Sao Tome and Principe to postpone its effective graduation date to 2024 so as to enable it to enact necessary internal reforms and align its transition strategy with its national development plan, and decides to provide Sao Tome and Principe, on an exceptional basis, with an additional preparatory period of three years before the start of the three-year preparatory period leading to graduation;

Invites Sao Tome and Principe to prepare, during the six-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, regional and multilateral development and trading partners.

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