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High-Level Meeting Concludes with Renewed Commitment to Sustainable Graduation of Least Developed Countries
Doha, 4 December 2025 – The High-Level Meeting on “Forging Ambitious Global Partnerships for Sustainable and Resilient Graduation of Least Developed Countries” concluded today in Doha, Qatar, with strong calls for innovative partnerships and concrete support measures to ensure that graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category is sustainable and irreversible.
Co-organized by the State of Qatar through Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), the three-day meeting brought together ministers, senior officials, development partners, and representatives of international organizations to discuss strategies for smooth transition and resilience-building for graduating and graduated LDCs.
The meeting underscored the urgency of operationalizing the Doha Programme of Action (DPOA) and its commitment to enable 15 additional LDCs to meet graduation criteria by 2031. It also stressed the importance of structural transformation, global solidarity, and incentives-based framework to ensure that graduation becomes a true milestone toward resilience and prosperity.
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Programmes of Action for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS
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 44 Least Developed Countries, 32 Landlocked Developing Countries and 39 Small Island Developing States have their own special challenges.
Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
5 - 8 August 2025, Awaza, Turkmenistan
4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States
27-30 May 2024, Antigua and Barbuda
Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
5-9 March 2023, Doha, Qatar
Events
Reflection on Youth Entrepreneurship and the Implementation of the APoA
By Bokim Beni Nihoze, Youth Entrepreneur at LLDC3
The Awaza Programme of Action emphasizes that landlocked developing countries can only move forward when national commitments are matched by local solutions. As a youth entrepreneur working directly with farmers in Burundi, I have seen how young people are becoming an essential bridge between policy and practice, especially in rural communities that often feel far removed from national strategies.
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Least Developed
Countries
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) represent the poorest and most vulnerable segment of the international community.
2025 LDC Graduation Guide
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.
Small Island
Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are remote from world markets and suffer from climate change and fragile natural environments.
