Project Info

Project Code
2326E
Tranche
T15
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Active
Title
Supporting structural economic progress towards and beyond graduation from least developed country status by the pre-qualified African and Asian countries

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
UNCTAD
Jointly Implementing DA Entities
ECA
Collaborating DA Entities
DESA
ESCAP
Other Collaborating Entities
Other UN entities

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$900,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Countries or Areas: Cambodia, Comoros (the), Djibouti, Senegal, Zambia
Regions: Africa, Asia
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
17
8
9
SDG Targets
10.2
10.a
10.b
17.11
17.12
17.2
17.9
8.1
8.2
8.3
9.2

Brief Description

The project aims to help five Least Developed Countries (LDCs) increase their chances of achieving structural economic and social progress towards and beyond graduation from LDC status. This involves the provision of (i) country-specific analytical material on the implications of LDC graduation, vulnerabilities and related resilience-building, and inputs into smooth transition strategies; (ii) relevant advisory services to policymakers; and (iii) action to help project beneficiaries to use industrial policy more effectively to graduate with momentum.

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To enhance the ability of the four African least developed countries and one Asian least developed country that are pre-qualified for graduation from least developed country status to achieve structural economic and social progress, and to use the milestone of graduation from least developed country status as an opportunity to find new avenues for gaining international support for their further development efforts, so as to achieve graduation with momentum.
Expected Outcome 1
Strengthened capacity, among government officials and other stakeholders in beneficiary countries, to formulate and implement resilience-building policies, which foster graduation with momentum
Expected Outcome 2
Strengthened capacity, among government officials in beneficiary countries to mainstream industrial policy objectives and strategies into graduation strategies