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17 January 2022

The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development addresses this Open Statement to the 5th United Nations Conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) convening every 10 years and held in 2022 at a critical time, as the final decade of action for the 2030 agenda gathers pace. 

22 December 2021

On 21 December 2021 the Preparatory Committee approved the draft Doha Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries and decided to recommend it to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries for adoption.

06 December 2021

The United Nations and the State of Qatar are united in our desire to host a safe, in-person LDC5 Conference in January, 2022. 

 UN Photo/Evan Schneider

30 November 2021

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was held this week to discuss the priority areas of the next decade of action for those countries.

29 October 2021

As preparations for the 5th United Nations Conference for the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) are well underway concrete and deliverable solutions are profoundly needed to overcome the challenges impeding the LDCs’ race towards sustainable development.

05 October 2021

5 October 2021 - The United Nations and the State of Qatar today signed an agreement to host the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar from 23 to 27 January 2022.

05 October 2021

United Nations convenes world-renowned thinkers and policymakers to propose new solutions to unstick Least Developed Countries’ stubborn problems.<

05 October 2021

United Nations convenes world-renowned thinkers and policymakers to propose new solutions to unstick Least Developed Countries’ stubborn problems.

29 August 2021

London, New York, 29 August, 2021 – The 5th United Nations (UN) Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), taking place in Qatar next January, will be one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders in 2022.