LDCs

18 January 2023

Regional consultation on LDC5 for LDCs in Africa and Haiti

Background

17 October 2022

On 11 October 2022 the Permanent Representative of Türkiye, H.E. Mr. Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, hosted a meeting of the Friends of LDCs under the theme of Implementation of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) and the Road to Doha.

21 September 2022

Location: Bonn, Germany

16 September 2022

Accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action to overcome the impacts of the ongoing crises and regain momentum in achieving the SDGs in LDCs

16 September 2022

Forging partnerships for the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs

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. 

13 June 2022

WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Mr Sandagdorj Erdenebileg of the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States signed a partnership agreement on 11 June in Geneva aimed at strengthening cooperation to boost the participation of least-developed countries in the global trading system.

06 June 2022

The meeting of National Focal Points (NFPs) of LDCs, first since the adoption of the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs for the decade 2022-2031 (DPoA), focused on mainstreaming the DPoA into national development strategies.

04 June 2022

KIGALI - Today’s generation of young people is not only the most numerous but also the most connected. Their potential to bring positive change to all is unprecedented. However, the digital gap affecting young people in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is preventing their participation as equal partners alongside the leaders of today’s digital change.