Graduation of Bhutan From the Least Developed Country Category

A/RES/78/125View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 9 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2023.

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Bhutan Graduation Least Developed Countries

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Commends the commitment of Bhutan to graduate from the category of least developed countries on 13 December 2023, and in this regard takes note of the decision of the Royal Government of Bhutan to integrate its smooth transition strategy into its thirteenth national development plan, to be adopted by February 2024;

Notes with appreciation the efforts of the Royal Government of Bhutan towards its graduation from the least developed country category;

Reaffirms that graduating from the category of least developed countries should be sustainable and irreversible and should not result in a disruption of development plans, programmes and projects;

Expresses its deep concern at the severe consequences for Bhutan of social and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including by the closure of its borders due to the pandemic;

Invites bilateral, regional and multilateral development and trading partners to provide full support to the implementation of Bhutan’s thirteenth national development plan and long-term plan spanning up to 2034, including by extending all the international support measures, particularly those related to trade, as per the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries,² until 13 December 2028.

²Resolution 76/258, annex.

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