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Cambodia graduation status

At its 2024 Triennial Review, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended Cambodia for graduation. ECOSOC has endorsed the recommendation.

Next step: action by the General Assembly and a preparatory period.

More information on the process here.
More information on suggested action to prepare for graduation here.

(CDP website) (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, Cambodia's performance against the graduation criteria)

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	Document Title	Topic	Date
	Report on the 26th session of the Committee for Development Policy (4-8 March 2024) The present report contains the main findings and recommendations of the Committee for Development Policy at its twenty-sixth session.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	08 May 2024
		LDC graduation and smooth transition	08 February 2024
	Impacts of LDC Graduation on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in Cambodia, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia (Nirmalya Syam and Shirin Syed for CDP Background Papers) Least developed countries (LDCs) benefit from specific flexibilities under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), including an extended transition period for implementation of the agreement.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 June 2023
	Potential impacts of LDC graduation: Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia (UNDESA for CDP) When a country leaves (“graduates from”) the least developed countries (LDC) category, it ceases to benefit from international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs (in some cases, these measures are available for a set period after graduation, known as a smooth transition period).	LDC graduation and smooth transition	17 March 2023
	In March 2022, the international community adopted the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs for the decade 2022-2031. Trade is one of the DPoA’s six pillars.	Trade	13 March 2023
	Lao People’s Democratic Republic could lose 7.3%, or $734 million, of exports when graduating from least developed country (LDC) status.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 March 2023
	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Cambodia - WTO WTO members offer specific flexibilities to least developed country members, including Cambodia. Following graduation, these flexibilities may not be available.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	15 September 2022
	The State of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Least Developed Countries - 缅北禁地Technology Bank for LDCs The 缅北禁地Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries’ new report “The State of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Least Developed Countries” is launched today.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	14 September 2022
	Cambodia's small and medium-sized enterprises play a central role in the country's economy and development, but face a number of challenges that have been further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data from the SME Competitiveness Survey, this report shows how competitivene	Trade	07 February 2022
	Textiles and clothing in Asian graduating LDCs - Challenges and options. EIF, ITC, UNDESA, UNCTAD, WTO The textile and clothing sector in five Asian least developed countries (LDCs) — Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Nepal — makes heavy use of trade preferences for LDCs and is one of the main sectors likely to be impacted by graduation from the category.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	01 February 2022
	Potential impacts of LDC graduation on development cooperation in Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal, and Zambia: Preliminary assessment When a country leaves (“graduates” from) the least developed countries (LDC) category, there is often concern about the impacts on the support it will receive from the international community.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	21 September 2021
	Cultivating Small and Medium-Sized Firms: Entrepreneurship Development, Gender, and Technology in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Senegal - Technololgy Bank, This report examines and compares the strategies that four LDCs have adopted on these three fronts.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	11 May 2021
	Summary of the webinar on the implications of LDC graduation for the textiles and clothing sector, 7 May 2021 - WTO The WTO, in cooperation with ITC, UNCTAD and UNDESA, organized a webinar on 7 May 2021. It kicked off an inter-agency collaboration to undertake an in-depth sectoral study on the implications of LDC graduation for the textiles and clothing (T&C) sector.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	07 May 2021
	This paper has four objectives.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	12 April 2021
	The impact of COVID-19 on South-East Asia 30 July 2020.	COVID-19	30 July 2020
	UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs The COVID-19 pandemic is yet to directly hit the least developed countries (LDCs), although most are already experiencing severe economic pain amid shutdowns, falling commodity prices and declining exports. LDCs are, on average, highly dependent on commodities.	Trade	14 May 2020
	Cambodia has been at the forefront and has been a key beneficiary of the Enhanced Integrated Framework partnership for Least Developed Countries (EIF).	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 July 2019
	Cross-border e-commerce can help least developed countries (LDCs) to become more competitive and diversify their exports – and this is especially true for Asia-Pacific, the most dynamic region in global e-commerce.	Trade	13 April 2018

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