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Statement Introducing the Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the LDCs

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Statement by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

6 June 2019 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Distinguished delegates, 
Ladies and gentlemen, 

Urgent Action Needed to Scale-up Energy Access in World’s Poorest Countries

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Press Release

BEIJING, 31 May 2019 – Without urgent and enhanced action, the world’s forty-seven least developed countries will not achieve global sustainable energy targets by 2030. This was the backdrop to discussions which took place over the last two days at a United Nations conference on scaling-up energy access and finance in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Beijing.

Urgent Action Needed to Scale-up Energy Access in World’s Poorest Countries

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BEIJING, 31 May 2019 – Without urgent and enhanced action, the world’s forty-seven least developed countries will not achieve global sustainable energy targets by 2030. This was the backdrop to discussions which took place over the last two days at a United Nations conference on scaling-up energy access and finance in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Beijing.

Keynote Address at the High-Level Dialogue on the Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024

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Keynote Address by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

24 May 2019 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Distinguished delegates, 
Ladies and gentlemen, 

New Study Launched to Identify Sustainable Energy Investment Opportunities in Malawi

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Press Release 

LILONGWE, 7 February 2019 – Investment is vital for sustainable energy to flourish in Malawi and to enable the life changing benefits that electricity brings to areas including education, health care, industry and the economy. A study launched today in Lilongwe, Malawi, will map a way forward for investment in the country’s sustainable energy sector, bringing together vital partners and identifying areas for action. 
 

New Managing Director for Technology Bank Welcomed to United Nations

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Press Release 

NEW YORK, 4 December 2018 - Mr. Joshua Phoho Setipa of Lesotho was welcomed to the United Nations Headquarters in New York today as the new Managing Director of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. The Technology Bank is the UN’s newest institution and is supporting science, technology and innovation in the world’s poorest countries.