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  • Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (18-21 June, Kigali)

    Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), lacking direct sea access, face hurdles in trade, connectivity, and development. Without coastal ports, they rely on transit nations, causing higher trade costs and delays. Despite challenges, LLDCs host vibrant communities with untapped potential. 

    The Third UN Conference on LLDCs offers a chance to explore solutions and forge partnerships, addressing challenges and unlocking their full potential for a more equitable and prosperous future. Visit our official website and participate!!

     

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Serving 92 vulnerable member states.

The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) supports groups of vulnerable countries in the United Nations system. The 45 Least Developed Countries, 32 Landlocked Developing Countries and 39 Small Island Developing States have their own special challenges.

3rd UN Conference on the LLDCs

June 2024, Kigali, Rwanda

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4th International Conference on SIDS

Antigua and Barbuda, 2024

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5th UN Conference on the LDCs (LDC5)

5-9 March 2023, Doha, Qatar

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New publication: Least developed countries in facts & figures

Least Developed
Countries

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) represent the poorest and most vulnerable segment of the international community.

Landlocked Developing
Countries

Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) face challenges due to their remoteness, lack of territorial access to the sea and significant distance from world markets.

A Guide to Least Developed Country Graduation (2022)

Cover for A GUIDE TO LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY GRADUATION

Small Island
Developing States

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are remote from world markets and suffer from climate change and fragile natural environments.

Multidimensional Vulnerability Index

MVI

A High-Level Panel was convened by the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2022 to develop a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI). It is intended that the MVI, using a data-driven approach to define what it means to be vulnerable, will support an evidence-based approach to development policy and decision making, especially in the context of increasingly scarce external financing resources.