Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries A/RES/74/232 that the least developed countries have the most to gain from sustainable development and utilizing the full skills and talents of their people, includin g women and girls; 37. Also recognizes that increasing participation, supporting the empowerment of civil society, youth and women and strengthening collective action will contribute to the eradication of poverty and the achievement of sustainable develop ment; 38. Congratulates those countries that have met the criteria for graduation from least developed country status, notes with appreciation that several of the least developed countries have expressed their intention to reach the status of graduation by 2020, invites those countries to start the preparations for their graduation and transition strategy, and requests all relevant organizations of the United Nations system, led by the Office of the High Representative, to extend the necessary support in this regard, in a coordinated manner; 39. Acknowledges that the graduation of a country symbolizes its considerable long-term socioeconomic progress, prevailing over the structural handicaps to socioeconomic development, and that it also presents many challenges for graduated countries, which continue to face vulnerabilities to various shocks and crises; 40. Invites the least developed countries and development partners to integrate graduation and smooth transition strategies into their respective national development and aid strategies, as appropriate, including capacity-building and technical assistance to diversify sources of financing; 41. Notes with appreciation that some development partners have extended some of the benefits specific to the least developed countries to countries that have graduated, taking into account the challenges that they continue to face, and invites all development partners to strengthen their support for graduation and smooth transition so that graduating and recently graduated countries can minimize disruption in their development trajectory; 42. Invites countries that are found eligible for graduation to establish a consultative mechanism, in line with General Assembly resolution 67/221, to prepare the transition strategy as early as possible, engaging all relevant donors and stakeholders; 43. Recognizes that the activities relating to the least developed countries carried out within the Secretariat need to be further coord inated and consolidated in order to ensure the effective monitoring and follow-up of the Istanbul Programme of Action, led by the Office of the High Representative, and to provide well -coordinated support to realizing the goal of enabling half of the least developed countries to meet the criteria for graduation by 2020; 44. Welcomes the work of the Inter-Agency Consultative Group for Least Developed Countries, led by the Office of the High Representative, notes the steps taken by the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination and the High-level Committee on Programmes in supporting the coordination and follow -up of the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action on a system -wide basis, and reiterates its invitation to the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Chair of the Chief Executives Board, to include the implementation of the Programme of Action in the agenda of the Board; 45. Welcomes and accepts with appreciation the generous offer of the Government of Qatar to host the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha; 19-22505 9/11