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GA resolution on postponement of Solomon Islands graduation from the LDC category

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25 August 2023. On 25 August, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly adopted a  to provide Solomon Islands, on an exceptional basis, with an additional preparatory period of three years before its effective date of graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category. Solomon Islands is now scheduled to graduate on 13 December 2027. More information here.

ECOSOC has recommended deferral of Angola's graduation and extension of the preparatory period for Solomon Islands

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7 June 2023.? Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has recommended that the General Assembly defer the graduation of Angola, currently scheduled for February 2023. Consultations are ongoing under the CDP's Enhanced Monitoring Mechanism.? The CDP is to report back to ECOSOC on the outcome of the consultations. If the General Assembly defers Angola's graduation, the issue would be addressed by ECOSOC?in 2024. Angola does not currently meet the graduation criteria.?

Joint Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Workshop in Support of Solomon Islands¡¯ Graduation from the LDC Category

This was the second mission of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation (IATF) and was led by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-OHRLLS, DESA, ESCAP and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP in close cooperation with the Government of Solomon Islands, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Resident Coordinator and the Country Team in Honiara. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCDF, OECD, Asian Development Bank and PIF Secretariat also participated in the mission.

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