LDCs Publications

20 February 2024

The Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) prepared this comprehensive roadmap for the accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action PDF(DPoA) for the Least Developed

30 November 2023

The SDG7 Policy Briefs are developed in support of the High-level Political Forum which this year will review progress and action needed on SDG7.

10 July 2023

LDCs have had diverse recent experiences and perceptions of challenges in accessing all forms of financing, including for traditional development programming and for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.

05 December 2022

 

NEW: 2022 Graduation Booklet is published!

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28 September 2022

Empowering women from LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in deep-sea research Report was commissioned as part of the activities under the Women in Deep-Sea Research (WIDSR) project implemented by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in partnership with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

18 May 2022

Created over 50 years ago, the Least Developed Country (LDC) category was always meant to be a temporary phase for the countries furthest behind in their development.

29 April 2022

The social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt deeply, especially in Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

12 April 2022

Developing countries still have to regain lost ground from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has put more countries at risk of debt distress, constrained their fiscal space and hampered economic growth. The war in Ukraine is exacerbating all these challenges.

08 April 2022

Over the past decade, international relations have become more multipolar, as seen in the increasing political and economic prominence of countries such as India and China, divergences between large developed countries and regions, and the continued emergence of the Global South.