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Samoa graduation history
Samoa graduated in 2014 (General Assembly resolution here). It is no longer an LDC.
The CDP recommended Samoa's graduation in 2006. After endorsement by ECOSOC and the General Assembly, Samoa was scheduled to graduate in 2010. Due to the "unprecedented human and material losses which Samoa suffered as a result of the Pacific Ocean tsunami of 29 September 2009, and to the severe disruption this natural disaster caused to the socio-economic progress the nation had for several years been demonstrating", the General Assembly exceptionally extended the preparatory period. The country graduated in 2014.
Samoa's LDC Profile (CDP website) (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, Samoa's performance against the graduation criteria, vulnerability profile, CDP monitoring reports and country reports).
Samoa's final report to the CDP on its smooth transition strategy (December 2017).
Other resources:
Documents on Samoa
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Report: Multidimensional Vulnerability Index: Potential Development and Uses In December 2020, in Paragraph 8(a) of Resolution 75/215 the UN General Assembly called on the Secretary General “to provide recommendations… on the potential development and coordination of work within the UN system on a multidimensional vulnerability index for small Island developing states, inclu |
LDC data, criteria, CDP triennial reviews and procedures | 07 December 2021 |
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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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Samoa's smooth transition strategy report - December 2014 Report by the Government of Samoa on the smooth transition strategy. |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 31 December 2014 |
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Samoa's smooth transition strategy report - December 2013 Note by the government of Samoa on Samoa's smooth transition strategy. |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 31 December 2013 |
Photo UNCDF/John Rae