Twelve Least Developed Countries on Path to Graduation Reflects Significant Development Progress ¨C Despite Ongoing Setbacks
English
NEW YORK 12 October 2020 ¨C?The?Istanbul?Programme?of Action for the Least Developed Countries?(LDCs) set an ambitious goal to see half of the LDCs graduate from the category during its period of implementation of 2011-2020.?Though that target has not been met,?progress made by several LDCs has led to a record?number?meeting?the?graduation criteria.??