Jodie Keane
Commonwealth Secretariat
Economic Advisor, Trade division
Canada
The Commonwealth Secretariat has recently undertaken a six month project on Graduation from Least Developed Country status. This process has included a specific contribution to the Gradjet platform being developed by the UN Committee for Development Policy, on trade related adjustment - the Global Value Chain perspective. This framework has then been applied to the Solomon Islands as part of our broader assistance related to LDC graduation issues. We are also exploring the relationship between Aid for Trade disbursements and graduation from LDC status.
The work currently undertaken within the International Trade Policy Division on LDC trade issues relates to the broader agenda of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 Agenda.