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Vanuatu graduation history

Vanuatu graduated on 4 December 2020 (see General Assembly resolutions ). It is no longer an LDC.

Vanuatu's smooth transition strategy
(includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, Vanuatu's performance against the graduation criteria, ex ante assessments of the impacts of graduation, vulnerability profiles, country statements and reports to the CDP and CDP monitoring reports).
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	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
	LDC Sustainable Graduation Support Facility - Note December 2021 The UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) in its 2019 plenary recommended that capacity development work be undertaken in support of graduating and graduated countries and requested its secretariat, as part of its capacity development activities and in close collaboration with other relevant Uni	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 December 2021
	On 4 December 2020, Vanuatu shed its official classification as one of the world’s least developed countries (LDC). This significant milestone – called ‘graduation’ – is something that only five other countries have managed to achieve in the last 40 years.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 April 2021
	Vanuatu Smooth Transition Strategy Vanuatu graduated from the LDC category in December 2020. Following extensive national consultation and policy assessment, Vanuatu decided that the best transition strategy was to fully implement the National Sustainable Development Plan(NSDP) ("Vanuatu 2030, Peoples Plan”).		30 December 2020
	Among the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching consequences for the global economy, the least developed countries (LDCs) face the most daunting challenges.	Trade	08 June 2020
	Stratégie de transition sans heurt de Vanuatu	LDC graduation and smooth transition	11 December 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 September 2019
	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 April 2019
	Lessons Learned in Developing Productive Capacity: Fourteen Case Studies, CDP Background Paper no. 37 Developing productive capacities is key for least developed countries (LDCs), and developing countries in general, to overcome their development challenges.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	01 April 2018

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