488 million people living in Least Developed Countries do not have access to electricity. That’s more than half of the entire global population without electricity.
But what are the main roadblocks towards universal energy access – and can we overcome them while ensuring net-zero emissions?
By OHRLLS Director, Heidi Schroderus-Fox
After four years of devoted service, it is time for OHRLLS to bid a heartfelt farewell to our dear leader, Fekita ‘Utoikamanu, who departs as High Representative on June 30.
As the vaccination race picks up steam in some parts of the world, seven of the Least Developed Countries - most of them in Africa - have not been able to start vaccinating at all.
COVID-19 could lead to a lost decade for development - one most pronounced in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). That’s the stark finding of the 2021 Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) of the UN's Inter-agency Task Force o
NEW YORK/ABU DHABI- 30 & 31 March 2021 - The SIDS Global Business Network (GBN) Forum, an initiative of the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), took p
26 February 2021
Press Release
As multiple crises swirl, from COVID-19 to climate change and debt, Africa’s 33 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are gathering to assess the state of their development goals and agree how best to get back on track.
