LDCs

04 November 2025

This event will convene a high level-in person meeting focused on advancing social development for countries in special situations, including the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

02 October 2025

As more LDCs reach or approach the threshold for graduation, and with the goal of bringing at least 15 additional LDCs into the graduation pipeline by 2031, it is imperative to strengthen their capacity to leverage global trade for sustainable and irreversible graduation.

29 September 2025

As more LDCs reach or approach the threshold for graduation, and with the goal of bringing at least 15 additional LDCs into the graduation pipeline by 2031, it is imperative to strengthen their capacity to leverage global trade for sustainable and irreversible graduation.

26 September 2025

New York, 24 September 2025 - Qatar Fund for Development in partnership with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (UN-OHRLLS) signs two-track project agreements contributing a total of USD 21 Million towards building resilience in LDCs and enhancing a system of food stockholding to address food insecurity, targeting 44 least developed countrie

26 September 2025

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations under the theme “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights,” Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face unprecedented challenges threatening to undermine hard-won development gains and the future trajectory of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) for 2022–2031.

24 September 2025

Full and Effective Participation of LDC, LLDC, and SIDS Youth in the Implementation of Programmes of Action

30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) and the #YouthLead Festival

 

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04 September 2025

Guidelines for preparation of national reports on implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for the global mid-term review

02 September 2025

Date: July 2025

By Deodat Maharaj

Gebze, Türkiye

27 May 2025

The United Nations Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (UN-OHRLLS) and the WTO Secretariat, in close partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), are convening a high-level workshop on the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs (DPoA) from 27 to 28 May 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, alongside the sessions of UNESCAP’s Commi