Graduation Must Be a Springboard, Not a Stumbling Block By Rabab Fatima Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1 2025 (IPS) - As we gather in Doha for the High-Level Meeting on “Forging Ambitious Global Partnerships for Sustainable and Resilient Graduation of Least Developed Countries,” the stakes could not be higher. A record number of fourteen countries-equally divided between Asia and Africa are now on graduation track. Graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category is a landmark national achievement—a recognition of hard-won gains in income, human development, and resilience. Yet, for too many countries, this milestone comes with new vulnerabilities that risk undermining the very gains that enabled graduation. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/graduation-must-be-a-springboard-not-a-stumbling-block/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Rising_Arms_Revenues_and_Death_Tolls_Underscore_Ongoing_Military_Conflicts_Civil_Wars_Vulnerable_Pop Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.