The document provides an overview of the 4 countries proposed for SOFF programming and how the countries respond to SOFF programming criteria. The programming of additional countries
responds to the increased level of ambition to accelerate delivery of SOFF support to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and to prepare an Investment funding pipeline for 2025. The 4 countries proposed for programming, Niue, Cook Islands, Guinea and Sierra Leone, have formally requested SOFF support and are aligned with the programming criteria.