S?o Tomé and Príncipe graduation status

S?o Tomé and Príncipe graduated on 13 December 2024 (see the General Assembly resolution ).

(includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, S?o 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).

Other resources:

Joint UN Workshop in Support of S?o Tomé e Príncipe’s Graduation

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Documents on S?o Tomé and Príncipe

Document Title	Topic	Date
WTO members offer special treatment to least-developed countries (LDCs). They benefit from greater market access opportunities, flexibilities in implementing WTO rules and assistance aimed at strengthening their capacity to trade.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 April 2022
Le programme de la Présidence fran?aise pour l’Union européenne indique sous le chapitre ? développement ? que la France entend contribuer au renouvellement des politiques européennes envers les Pays les moins avancés (PMA).	Development cooperation and multilateralism	30 March 2022
The development path followed by a country prior to graduation from the least developed country category has significant implications with regard to the challenges to be faced after graduation. The current conceptualization of a smooth transition strategy primarily aims to create a short-term pos	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has given stimulus to embracing eCommerce and digital technologies while intensifying pre-existing digital divides and highlighting how LDCs need to better prepare for a digital world.	Trade	18 March 2022
The leaders of the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs) are meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 17th, 2022 to adopt the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA), setting a renewed agenda for development in LDCs. Practical and innovative ways to accelerate inclusive econo	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	16 March 2022
This publication on “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in LDCs: From the Istanbul Programme of Action to Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Development” showcases 80 important examples of effective action.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	16 March 2022
One of the global processes falling prey to the Omicron variant of the Covid virus was the fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed countries, originally scheduled for the end of January in Doha, Qatar.	Development cooperation and multilateralism	16 March 2022
The discussion in this report brings together, in a concise form, the extensive analysis of investment and investment policy trends in LDCs contained in annual editions of UNCTAD’s flagship World Investment Report (WIR).	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	15 March 2022
At the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV), which took place in Istanbul in May 2011, the member States of the United Nations recognized the need to mobilize financial resources for development and capacity-building in order to support LDCs.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	03 March 2022
Well before the COVID-19 outbreak, UNCTAD had repeatedly warned about the rapid debt build-up in developing countries, including the least developed countries (LDCs), highlighting associated risks for their debt sustainability outlook.		03 March 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports 2022 - Bangladesh Bangladesh achieved robust economic growth, between 6-8% annually during 2015-2019, and a positive growth of 3.5% in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Government balance decreased by 5.5%, Taking active responses to the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the living conditions of the population.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports 2022 - Lao PDR Lao PDR had robust economic growth, averaging over 6% per annum over 2015-2019, but the growth slowed down significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports - Nepal The CDP found that, despite fast growth in recent years, Nepal’s GNI per capita is still below the graduation threshold. The income growth was also hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially due to the large impacts on the tourism sector.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports - S?o Tomé and Príncipe The CDP takes note of the fact that Sao Tome and Principe has, with external support, been able to effectively mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports - S?o Tomé and Príncipe The CDP takes note of the fact that Sao Tome and Principe has, with external support, been able to effectively mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports - Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands continues to meet the GNI and HAI criteria and is making slow but steady progress on both indicators.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports - Vanuatu Vanuatu was heavily affected by Cyclone Harold and COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Service export (tourism), major income source of the country, has reduced significantly, but the economy is expected to rebound to growth 4-4.5% in coming years.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports - Bhutan Bhutan saw robust economic growth over the decade 2010 and 2019 with more than 5% average annual GDP growth. This growth was also translated into substantial reductions in poverty. The country meets all graduation criteria and continues to make steady progress on GNI and HAI.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022
Madeleine Diouf Sarr, Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, representing 46 of the poorest countries that are most vulnerable to climate change while being least responsible for it, comments on the Working Group II report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.	Climate change and energy	28 February 2022
CDP Monitoring Reports 2022 - Angola The CDP takes note that the pandemic has aggravated the overall macro-economic situation in Angola, leading to the fifth consecutive year of economic recession in 2020 and continuing debt unsustainability.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	28 February 2022