At its 47th plenary meeting, on 27 July 2007, the Economic and Social Council, recalling recommendation 1 contained in the report of the Committee for Development Policy on its eighth session that Papua New Guinea be included in the list of least developed countries,60 and noting that the Government of Papua New Guinea has formally declined the invitation to be included in the list of least developed countries, decided not to include Papua New Guinea in the list of least developed countries.
