iGFM – (Dakar) Is Senegal really removed from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category? The government of Senegal wanted to provide details.
“The Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs formally wishes to provide clarification regarding the allegations of ”withdrawal of Senegal from the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs)”, specifies the department directed by Yacine Fall.
In a press release read by iGFM, the ministry explains that this is rather the start of a process which could lead to the withdrawal of Senegal from this category after a transition of 5 years, following the recommendation of the Committee UN development policies.
He emphasizes that the withdrawal of a country from the LDC category follows a procedure within the competent bodies of the United Nations (UN) system.
“It appears from resolution A/RES/79/230 of December 19, 2024, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, that a period of five (5) years was retained to allow Senegal to prepare for its exit from this category. It is at the end of this transitional period that the withdrawal could be pronounced,” indicates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its text.
Yacine Fall and his men emphasize that in order to avoid any disruption to its development program, the Government is working to develop a national strategy for a smooth transition.
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