The following countries will receive our concentrated and catalytic assistance in 2012:

Least Developed Countries

• Benin
• Djibouti
• Lesotho
• Somalia
  

Landlocked Countries

• Mongolia
• Nepal
• Takjikistan
• Kyrgystan
• Republic of South Sudan
  

Small Island Developing States

• Haiti
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Vanuatu
  

The following Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently on the Concentrated Assistance Programme in 2011 will continue in 2012:

Least Developed Countries

• Guinea
• Ethiopia
• Mali
• Somalia
• Zambia
  

A special group of countries referred to in ITU parlance as Countries in Special Need is also receiving assistance to help them recover from years of civil strife, armed conflict or outright war.