Doha, 4 December — The High-Level Meeting concluded its third and final day with a focused call to convert commitments into country-tailored action, advancing an incentives-based pathway that turns LDC graduation into a springboard for resilience, productivity, and inclusive growth.
The second day of the High-Level Meeting on “Forging Ambitious Global Partnerships for Sustainable and Resilient Graduation of Least Developed Countries” featured three dynamic sessions that explored how graduating and graduated LDCs can secure sustainable progress, integrate into global trade systems, and build resilience against future shocks.
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 is jointly organized by the State of Qatar and the United Nations through the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, within the framework of implementing the Doha Action Agenda “2022-2031”.
On the afternoon of September 26, 2025, during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ministers and High-Level Officials from the 32 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) convened for a landmark Ministerial Meeting. Their collective presence underscored a shared geographic challenge—and an unwavering resolve to overcome it—under the theme: “From Aspiration to Action: Advancing Sustainable Development in LLDCs through the Awaza Programme of Action.”
Doha, 4 December — The High-Level Meeting concluded its third and final day with a focused call to convert commitments into country-tailored action, advancing an incentives-based pathway that turns LDC graduation into a springboard for resilience, productivity, and inclusive growth.
The second day of the High-Level Meeting on “Forging Ambitious Global Partnerships for Sustainable and Resilient Graduation of Least Developed Countries” featured three dynamic sessions that explored how graduating and graduated LDCs can secure sustainable progress, integrate into global trade systems, and build resilience against future shocks.
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 is jointly organized by the State of Qatar and the United Nations through the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, within the framework of implementing the Doha Action Agenda “2022-2031”.
On the afternoon of September 26, 2025, during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ministers and High-Level Officials from the 32 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) convened for a landmark Ministerial Meeting. Their collective presence underscored a shared geographic challenge—and an unwavering resolve to overcome it—under the theme: “From Aspiration to Action: Advancing Sustainable Development in LLDCs through the Awaza Programme of Action.”
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.”
The gathering served as a pivotal moment to assess progress, identify obstacles, and mobilize strategic partnerships to accelerate implementation.
The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) in Awaza has concluded, leaving in its wake not just documents, but a renewed sense of momentum and possibility. While the formal endorsement of the ambitious Awaza Programme of Action (APoA) and adoption of the Awaza Declaration marked a critical diplomatic success, the true measure of LLDC3’s impact lies in the concrete pathways it created for change.
United Nations - Year in Review 2015
