{"id":108053,"date":"2023-02-17T14:39:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T19:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=108053"},"modified":"2023-02-17T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T19:39:58","slug":"world-leaders-to-gather-in-qatar-to-strengthen-commitments-to-support-the-most-vulnerable-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2023\/02\/world-leaders-to-gather-in-qatar-to-strengthen-commitments-to-support-the-most-vulnerable-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"World leaders to gather in Qatar to strengthen commitments to support the most vulnerable countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MEDIA ADVISORY<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

World leaders to gather in Qatar to strengthen commitments to support the most vulnerable countries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

UN High Representative to brief on upcoming Conference on Least Developed Countries<\/p>\n

Monday 20 February 2023, 12:30 pm EST<\/p>\n

Live on UN WebTV<\/a><\/p>\n

Since the onset of the pandemic, the 46 countries in the least developed category have suffered through inadequate pandemic-fighting resources and spiraling debt, sending their development progress backwards. At the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5)<\/strong> on 5 to 9 March<\/strong>, these countries will gather with the rest of the international community to ensure their needs are placed back at the top of the global agenda.<\/p>\n

The UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, together with approximately 40 Heads of State and Government will join leaders from the UN, corporate world, civil society and youth, to assess progress and agree on new plans and actions.<\/p>\n

The five-day conference will feature announcements, dialogues and commitments to deliver on the promise of the Doha Programme of Action<\/a>, a ten-year compact that commits the world to a new generation of renewed and strengthened commitments. There will be a full programme of events for youth, civil society, parliamentarians, journalists and the private sector.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Press briefing on the plans and proposed outcomes of the Conference<\/p>\n

WHO: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms. Rabab Fatima, <\/strong>UN High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States<\/p>\n

Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani<\/strong>, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations<\/p>\n

Ambassador Dr. Agnes Mary Chimbiri-Molande, <\/strong>Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations and Chair of the Group of LDCs<\/p>\n

WHEN: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 20 February 2023, 12:30 pm EST<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

UN Press Briefing Room S-237 or follow live on UN WebTV<\/a><\/p>\n

Key links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website: https:\/\/www.un.org\/ldc5\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Programme: https:\/\/www.un.org\/ldc5\/programme<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit: https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/media\/accreditation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please note the following deadline for onsite media accreditation:<\/p>\n

On-site registration in Doha: Tuesday 28 February to 9 March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information, please contact the UN Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit at malu@un.org<\/a> or 1-212 963 6934.<\/p>\n

Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please follow us on the LDC5 Conference, using the hashtag #LDC5. Follow us on Twitter @UNOHRLLS<\/a><\/p>\n

Media contact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conor O\u2019Loughlin, Head of Advocacy, OHRLLS: conor.oloughlin@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Background Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n