This workshop is about listening to countries, connecting global commitments like EW4All and DPoA to local realities, and developing practical, fundable steps that can help protect lives and livelihoods in the most challenging environments. Specifically, it provides a space for conflict and post-conflict situations in African countries, to:
LDCs
Doha, 2 December 2025 – The high-level meeting of the least developed countries, entitled “Building ambitious global partnerships for a sustainable and resilient exit from the LDC list,” kicked off in Doha on Tuesday.
The meeting will underscore the critical role of innovative and strengthened global partnerships in driving momentum for graduation among Least Developed Countries (LDCs), while enabling them to navigate and adapt to post-graduation challenges.
On 20 November 2025, UN-OHRLLS and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) jointly organized a webinar for national focal points of African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to support the preparation of national reports for the global midterm review (MTR) of the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA).
As more LDCs reach or approach the threshold for graduation, and with the goal of bringing at least 15 additional LDCs into the graduation pipeline by 2031, it is imperative to strengthen their capacity to leverage global trade for sustainable and irreversible graduation.
Held during the UNGA High-Level Week on 26 September, the Annual Ministerial Meeting convened foreign ministers and development partners under the theme: “Building momentum for accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action in an era of multiple crises: Road to the 2027 Doha Mid-term Review.”
As more LDCs reach or approach the threshold for graduation, and with the goal of bringing at least 15 additional LDCs into the graduation pipeline by 2031, it is imperative to strengthen their capacity to leverage global trade for sustainable and irreversible graduation.
New York, 24 September 2025 - Qatar Fund for Development in partnership with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (UN-OHRLLS) signs two-track project agreements contributing a total of USD 21 Million towards building resilience in LDCs and enhancing a system of food stockholding to address food insecurity, targeting 44 least developed countrie
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations under the theme “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights,” Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face unprecedented challenges threatening to undermine hard-won development gains and the future trajectory of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) for 2022–2031.









