Project Info

Project Code
2225B
Tranche
T14
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Active
Title
Smooth transition beyond graduation for Least Developed Countries (LDC) in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific in a post Covid-19 environment

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
DESA
Collaborating DA Entities
ECA
ESCAP
UNCTAD
Other Collaborating Entities
Multilateral financial development institutions
Other UN entities

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$500,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Countries or Areas: Bangladesh, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Senegal, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Zambia
Regions: Africa, Asia, Oceania
Sub-Regions:
Intermediate Regions:
Countries in Special Situations: Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Least Developed Countries (LDC), Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Areas of Work

SDG
10
13
15
17
6
7
8
9
SDG Targets
10.2
13.b
15.1
15.2
17.2
17.9
6.4
6.5
6.6
8.1
8.2
8.3
9.a
9.b

Brief Description

The project aims to help six least developed countries (LDCs), two in Africa, two in Asia and two in the Pacific, that are either: i) assessed as eligible for graduation the first time and those close to meeting the graduation threshold; or ii) graduating and graduated from LDC status - to adjust their preparation for graduation in the wake of Covid-19 and to build greater resilience for a smooth transition in a post-Covid environment. The project offers dedicated capacity development support in the form of policy and technical advice and on-the-job coaching directly linked to the six service offering lines (SOLs) of the LDC Sustainable Graduation Support Facility (SGSF) delivered through the project's seven outputs. Each country may co-design the specific support provided under each output to reflect each country's priorities, context and in sync with their national and sectoral planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting timelines and processes. The project is expected to contribute to strengthened national capacity of recipient countries: to access and apply information on new product requirements in export markets with a view to increasing exports and the use of ISMs; and to integrate resilience-building and smooth transition strategies into national and sectoral plans and policies.

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To enhance the national capacity of LDCs to adjust their preparation for and transition smoothly beyond graduation in a post-Covid environment.
Expected Outcome 1
Strengthened capacity of national policy makers in recipient countries in Africa to access and comprehend information on available LDC-specific ISMs and new product requirements in export markets to increase their use of ISMs in preparing for graduation.
Expected Outcome 2
Strengthened capacity among national stakeholders in recipient countries in Asia and the Pacific to integrate resilience-building and smooth transition strategies into national and sectoral policies.