Graduation: A milestone, not the winning post
- Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Main Title: The Least Developed Countries Report 2016 , pp 15-50
- Publication Date: December 2016
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/7afe80cf-en
- Language: English
While the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) and the Sustainable Development Goals imply a much stronger focus on the least developed countries (LDCs) than did the Millennium Development Goals (UNCTAD, 2015a), they do not include an explicit goal for graduation from LDC status. However, such a goal was previously established by the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020 (the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA)), adopted in 2011. This included for the first time an explicit target for graduation — that at least half of the 49 countries classified as least developed at the time should satisfy the criteria for graduation from LDC status by 2020. Though not embodied in the 2030 Agenda, this represents a bold step by the international community to move LDC graduation towards the centre of international attention.
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