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Least Developed Countries:
Country resolutions and reports
Since 1971, the CDP has analysed the development progress of existing and prospective LDCs. This work has been mandated by the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. These bodies have adopted a variety of country specific resolutions, including on the inclusion of countries into the the list and on their possible graduation. These resolutions and reports can be found here.
Country Inclusion
Afghanistan
1971
![Afghanistan flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/afg.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Angola
1994
![Angola flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/ago.gif)
- CDP reports: 1977, 1978, 1994, 2012, 2015
- ECOSOC: E/RES/2015/11
- General Assembly: A/RES/49/133, A/RES/70/253
- Impact Assessments: 2015
- Vulnerability Profiles: 2015
- Statements: 2015 CDP EGM Statement
- Presentation: 2015 CDP EGM Presentation
Bangladesh
1975
![Bangladesh flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/bgd.gif)
- CDP report: 1975
- ECOSOC: E/1976 (LIX)
- General Assembly: A/RES/3487(XXX)
Benin
1971
![Benin flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/ben.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Bhutan
1971
![Bhutan flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/btn.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Burkina Faso
1971
![Burkina Faso flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/bfa.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Burundi
1971
![Burundi flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/bdi.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Cambodia
1991
![Cambodia flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/khm.gif)
- CDP report: 1991
- General Assembly: A/RES/46/206
Central African Republic
1975
![Central African Republic flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/caf.gif)
- CDP report: 1975
- ECOSOC: E/1976 (LIX)
- General Assembly: A/RES/3487(XXX)
Chad
1971
![Chad flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/tcd.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Comoros
1977
![Comoros flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/com.gif)
- CDP report: 1977
- General Assembly: A/RES/31/42, A/RES/32/92
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1991
![Democratic Republic of the Congo flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/cod.gif)
- CDP report: 1991
- General Assembly: A/RES/46/206
Djibouti
1982
![Djibouti flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/dji.gif)
- CDP reports: 1978, 1981,1982
- ECOSOC: E/1980/161,E/1982/41, E/1982/106
- General Assembly:
A/RES/35/106, A/RES/37/133
Equatorial Guinea
1982
![Equatorial Guinea flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/gnq.gif)
- CDP reports: 1981, 1982, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- ECOSOC: E/1980/161, E/1982/41, E/1982/106, E/2009/35, E/2011/20, E/2012/32
- General Assembly: A/RES/35/106, A/RES/37/133, A/RES/68/18
- Impact Assessment: 2009
- Vulnerability Profile: 2009
- Statement: 2009 CDP EGM,
2009 CDP Plenary English,
2009 CDP Plenary Spanish - Monitoring reports: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Eritrea
1994
![Eritrea flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/eri.gif)
- CDP report: 1994
- General Assembly: A/RES/49/133
Ethiopia
1971
![Ethiopia flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/eth.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Gambia
1975
![Gambia flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/gmb.gif)
- CDP report: 1975
- ECOSOC: E/1976 (LIX)
- General Assembly: A/RES/3487(XXX)
Guinea
1971
![Guinea flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/gin.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Guinea-Bissau
1981
![Guinea-Bissau flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/gnb.gif)
- CDP reports: 1978, 1981
- ECOSOC: E/1980/161,E/1981/34
- General Assembly: A/RES/35/106
Haiti
1971
![Haiti flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/hti.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Kiribati
1986
![Kiribati flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/kir.gif)
- CDP reports: 1985, 1986, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2015
- ECOSOC: E/1984/58, E/DEC/1986/153, E/RES/2015/L.13
- General Assembly: A/RES/41/186
- Impact Assessment: 2009, 2015
- Vulnerability Profile: 2009, 2015
- Statement: 2009 CDP EGM, 2015 EGM statement
- Presentation: 2015 EGM presentation
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1971
![Lao People's Democratic Republic flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/lao.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Lesotho
1971
![Lesotho flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/lso.gif)
- CDP report: 197
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Liberia
1990
![Liberia flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/lbr.gif)
- CDP reports: 1982, 1983, 1990
- ECOSOC: E/1982/106, E/1990/261
- General Assembly: A/DEC/45/437
Madagascar
1991
![Madagascar flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/mdg.gif)
- CDP report: 1991
- General Assembly: A/RES/46/206
Malawi
1971
![Malawi flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/mwi.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Mali
1971
![Mali flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/mli.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Mauritania
1986
![Mauritania flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/mrt.gif)
- CDP report: 1986
- ECOSOC: E/DEC/1986/103, E/DEC/1986/153
- General Assembly: A/RES/41/186
Mozambique
1988
![Mozambique flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/moz.gif)
- CDP report: 1988
- ECOSOC: E/DEC/1988/105, E/1988/153
- General Assembly: A/DEC/43/431
Myanmar
1987
![Myanmar flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/mmr.gif)
- CDP reports: 1987, 1997
- ECOSOC: E/1987/163
- General Assembly: A/DEC/42/428
Nepal
1971
![Nepal flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/npl.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Niger
1971
![Niger flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/ner.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Rwanda
1971
![Rwanda flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/rwa.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Sao Tome and Principe
1982
![Sao Tome and Principe flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/stp.gif)
- CDP reports: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
- ECOSOC: E/1980/161, E/1982/41, E/1982/106
- General Assembly: A/RES/35/106, A/RES/37/133
Senegal
2000
![Senegal flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/sen.gif)
- CDP report: 2000
- ECOSOC: E/2000/34
- General Assembly: A/RES/55/253
Sierra Leone
1982
![Sierra Leone flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/sle.gif)
- CDP report: 1982I
- ECOSOC: E/1982/41, E/1982/106
- General Assembly: A/RES/37/133
Solomon Islands
1991
![Solomon Islands flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/slb.gif)
- CDP report: 1991
- General Assembly: A/RES/46/206
Somalia
1971
![Somalia flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/som.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
South Sudan
2012
![South Sudan flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/ssd.gif)
- CDP report: 2012
- ECOSOC: E/RES/2012/32
- General Assembly: A/RES/67/136
Sudan
1971
![Sudan flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/sdn.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Timor-Leste
2003
![Timor Leste flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/tls.gif)
- CDP report: 2003
- ECOSOC: E/2003/280
- General Assembly: A/RES/58/112
Togo
1982
![Togo flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/tgo.gif)
- CDP report: 1982
- ECOSOC: E/1981/47, E/1982/41
- General Assembly: A/RES/37/133
Tuvalu
1986
![Tuvalu flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/tuv.gif)
- CDP reports: 1985, 1986, 2003, 2006,
2009 Section V C para 15-16, 24-26,
2012 Chapter IV C para 86-87, 90-94 - ECOSOC: E/1984/58, E/DEC/1986/153, E/RES/2012/32, E/RES/2015/L.13
- General Assembly: A/RES/41/186
- Impact Assessments: 2009, 2012,
Country response 2012,
DESA response 2012 - Vulnerability Profiles: 2009, 2012
- Statements: 2009 CDP EGM,
2009 CDP Plenary,
2012 CDP EGM presentation,
2012 CDP EGM, 2012 CDP Plenary
Uganda
1971
![Uganda flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/uga.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
United Republic of Tanzania
1971
![United Republic of Tanzania flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/tza.gif)
- CDP report: 1971
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI)
Vanuatu
1985
![Vanuatu flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/vut.gif)
- CDP reports: 1985, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2009 Section V C para 15-16, 27-29, 2012
- ECOSOC: E/1997/223,
E/1998/39, E/RES/2012/32 - General Assembly: A/RES/40/233,
A/RES/52/210, A/RES/68/18, A/RES/70/78 - Impact Assessments: 2009, 2012
- Vulnerability Profiles: 2009, 2012
- Statements: 2009 CDP Plenary,
2012 CDP EGM - Monitoring Reports: 2014, 2015, 2016
Yemen
1971
![Yemen flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/yem.gif)
- CDP reports: 1971, 1975
- General Assembly: A/RES/2768(XXVI), A/RES/3487(XXX)
Zambia
1991
![Zambia flag](/en/development/desa/policy/cdp/ldc2/resources/images/zmb.gif)
- CDP reports: 1987, 1988, 1991
- ECOSOC: E/1987/109
- General Assembly: A/RES/46/206