Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) face considerable infrastructure gaps across transport, energy and ICT sectors, leading to higher costs for trade and investment.
LLDCs
06 August 2025
06 August 2025
Awaza Conference Centre, Building 3-07.09
Evidence shows that growth in agriculture is two to four times more effective in reducing poverty than growth in other sectors. Increasing agricultural productivity can significantly improve rural incomes and generate decent employment, particularly for youth and women.
05 August 2025
This High-Level special event focuses on advancing the call in the Awaza Programme of Action for a conducive multilateral trade framework to support the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) to address the unique challenges these countries face in global trade.
23 June 2025
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
The meeting is convened to brief all UN Member States, Observers and relevant stakeholders on the logistics of the upcoming LLDC3 on 5-8 August 2025 in Awaza, Turkmenistan, and to walk through the overall programme.
16 April 2025
SIDE EVENTS AT THE 2025 ECOSOC YOUTH FORUM
07 April 2025
The second Ambassadorial Meeting of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) under the Bureau for the years 2025–2026 was held on 7 April 2025. The meeting was chaired by Bolivia, with Kyrgyzstan as Vice-Chair, alongside the Bureau members from Eswatini, Lao PDR, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe. The Group welcomed briefings by Ms.
21 March 2025
The lack of territorial access to the sea and the dependency on transit countries for trade routes pose significant challenges to the sustainable development of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).
10 February 2025
United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 6, New York
24 January 2025
The first Ambassadorial Meeting of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) under the Bureau for the years 2025-2026 was held on 24 January 2025. It appreciated Botswana’s leadership as outgoing Chair and the achievements of the previous Bureau.
01 November 2024
Hosted by Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations
A meeting of the Group of Friends of LLDCs was held to provide updates on the organization of the third United Nations conference on the LLDCs. The meeting served as a platform to discuss questions around effective participation and engagement at the conference.