The UN General Assembly on Thursday added Senegal to its list of least developed countries (LDCs), bringing the total to 49, UN News reported. According to the UN Committee for Development Policy, which reviews the status of LDCs, Senegal meets the three criteria for inclusion: per capita annual GDP of less than US $800, weak human resources, and a low level of economic diversification.
About 610.5 million people - 10.5 percent of the world’s population - live in the 49 LDCs, which receive particular attention in UN development efforts since their needs are greater than those of other developing countries, UN News reported. The Third UN Conference on Least Developed Countries will be hosted by the European Union on 14-20 May in Brussels, UN News said.
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