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The Pacific is one of the lesser developed regions in the world. Despite the significant resources invested in the region over the past 30 years, economic and social progress has been slow and uneven. Development in Samoa, like many other small island developing states is constrained by its size, isolation from foreign markets, narrow economic base, proneness to natural disasters, and human capacity constraints in specialist areas. Samoa has been recommended to graduate from its LDC status in 2010.

WHEREAS the Government of Tokelau (hereinafter referred to as "the Government") and the United Nations Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as UNDP) have entered into commitments to govern UNDP's assistance to Tokelau provided under the Special Fund Agreement with New Zealand signed by the Government of New Zealand on its behalf on 29 June 1963. This Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) together with the Annual Workplans (AWPs) (which shall be deemed annexes to this CPAP. and incorporated herein by reference) concluded hereunder constitute together the project document as referred to in the said agreement.