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Graduation event
26 May 2021
Amidst a challenging global environment, this side event aimed to discuss how the international community can give concrete support to least developed countries that are graduating as well as to graduated countries.
22 February 2021
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27 January 2021
The graduation of the LDCs?is expected to mark a significant achievement in their development path. However, despite?new prospects, LDC graduation also present?some challenges in meeting the demands of a successful transition to the next stages of socio-economic development. Upon the graduation, LDCs will lose a number of support measures after specific transition periods.
06 January 2021
On January 6, 2021, the government of Myanmar and the UN Resident Coordinator＊s office co-hosted a joint meeting on Myanmar＊s LDC Graduation Process.??Issues addressed included the graduation process and preparatory periods, impacts of graduation, vulnerabilities, smooth transition strategy, COVID-19 impacts and areas where support is required.?? The high-level of representa
08 December 2020
The WTO LDC Group held a webinar on 8 December 2020 to discuss the trade and health impacts of COVID-19 on the LDCs that are on the path of graduation.
08 December 2020
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08 September 2020
The 1st?virtual briefing in a series of virtual discussions that are jointly arranged by MOFA and the UN Resident Coordinator＊s Office in Lao PDR took place on September 8, 2020.
17 October 2019
This was the second mission of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation (IATF) and was led by UN-OHRLLS, DESA, ESCAP and UNDP in close cooperation with the Government of Solomon Islands, the UN Resident Coordinator and the Country Team in Honiara. The UNCDF, OECD, Asian Development Bank and PIF Secretariat also participated in the mission.