Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States.

Closing the Technology Gap in Least Developed Countries

Tremendous technological leaps are being made, but the economic and social benefits remain geographically concentrated, primarily in developed countries.

Safeguarding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Context of Global Citizenship

A Bhutanese dancer doing a traditional dance on the streets of Bhutan. ©ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

For development to be truly sustainable, language and culture must be granted full attention to address these mounting anxieties and search for belonging, which are core elements of sustainability.