The Road to Development: A Blog Introduction
- 1. The Road to Development A blog to share facts, thoughts, ideas and success stories regarding the Least Developed Countries Samantha K. Ronda
- 2. List of Least Developed Countries in AFRICA There are 33 LDCs in Africa, including:
- 3. List of Least Developed Countries in ASIA There are 14 LDCs in Asia, which include:
- 4. List of Least Developed Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean There is only 1 LDC located in the Latin America and Caribbean category:
- 5. Majority of LDCs are located in Africa LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Continent Number of Countries AFRICA 33 ASIA 14 AMERICAS 1
- 6. Graduated Countries • Botswana -Date of inclusion on the LDC list: 1971 -Date of graduation: 19 December 1994 • Cape Verde -Date of inclusion on the LDC list: 1977 -Date of graduation: 20 December 2007 • Maldives -Date of inclusion on the LDC list: 1971 -Date of graduation: 1 January 2011
- 7. The Road to Development How did countries graduate and how can we ensure other countries follow in their footsteps? What are the challenges the LDCs face? What progress is being made? Are they are track to reaching the MDGs?
- 8. The Road to Development What we will cover: • Facts from the UN regarding the LDCs • Geographical and cultural information • Political and Economic issues • Thoughts and ideas on what improvements can be made in the LDCs
- 9. The following video is from the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board 54th Executive Session 28 November 2011 on the Presentation of the LDCs Report 2011
- 11. Thank you