NEW YORK, 4 December 2018 - Mr. Joshua Phoho Setipa of Lesotho was welcomed to the United Nations Headquarters in New York today as the new Managing Director of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. The Technology Bank is the UN’s newest institution and is supporting science, technology and innovation in the world’s poorest countries.
NEW YORK, 8 August 2018 – The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) welcomed in its new resolution adopted on 24th of July 2018 at the Coordination and management Meeting, the operationalization of the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the inauguration of its headquarters in Gebze, Turkey.
GEBZE, TURKEY, 3 June 2018 – The premises of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries in Gebze, Turkey were officially handed over today to the United Nations, by the Turkish Government.
LISBON, 2 May 2018 – Winning journalists from the Voices of a Brighter Future journalism competition have arrived in Lisbon to highlight the importance of sustainable energy in their communities. The competition, held by the UN Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, called on journalists from the world’s 47 least developed countries to submit stories about how sustainable energy is affecting communities and individuals in their countries.
