Improved assistance measures for graduated and graduating least developed countries for the achievement of agenda 2030

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 2011-2020 (IPoA). But as countries’ concerns about graduation persist, the potential for additional tension has widened, particularly now that an increasing number of LDCs approach graduation.
1. Introduction -- 2. Leaving the LDC category: the process and experiences so far -- 3. Assessing the potential impact of graduation -- 4. Towards a more effective monitoring of the transition process -- 5. Additional smooth transition measures: capitalizing on graduation -- 6. Summing up.

28 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).