Angola

7 June 2023.  The United Nations 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. 

9 March 2023.  Creative industries can play a critical role in building more resilient, sustainable and inclusive economies in the world’s most vulnerable countries.

Read the news item here: Time to unlock the creative potential of least developed countries | UNCTAD

11 February 2021.  The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution extending the preparatory period preceding Angola's graduation from the LDC category.  Angola will now graduate in 2024.

Webcast.

Resolution.