Globally, 733 million people lack access to electricity. 11 of the world’s 32 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) are behind in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 – access to affordable and clean energy for all, everywhere by 2030. In many of these countries, less than half the population has access to electricity and less than 27% have access to clean cooking.
LLDCs
05 July 2022
01 July 2022
One extreme weather event can wipe out decades of development progress in a Small Island Developing State - and these events are becoming more frequent.
That’s the sobering perspective from Samoa, whose ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa'olelei Luteru, was speaking at a UN-OHRLLS-organised side event to the Ocean Conference.
27 May 2022
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
May 27, 2022, Bali, INDONESIA – More countries must “Think Resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN forum has concluded.
16 May 2022
By Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
10 May 2022
Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) lack territorial access to the sea and face unique challenges in achieving their development goals.
12 April 2022
The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and constrained their ability to respond to further shocks, according to a new report launched by the United Nations today.
15 November 2021
12 November 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly halted landlocked developing countries’ (LLDCs)
29 October 2021
Geneva time
Towards sustainable, resilient COVID-19 recovery: Bridging the LLDCs’ trade gap