Upcoming events
Past events
Second Session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee of the Third United Nations Conference on LLDCs
First Session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee of the Third United Nations Conference on LLDCs
Asia & Europe regional review
Asia and Europe are home to 14 LLDCs that grapple with a series of unique but interconnected development challenges. Their full participation in global trade is hindered by their remoteness and limited infrastructure. Over the course of two days, senior UN and government officials, representatives from transit countries, development system partners, international financial institutions and the private sector gathered to assess the progress made by Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in eastern Europe, central Asia and south Asia over the past decade. They also proposed new partnerships and alliances as well as innovative solutions to accelerate their path to development.
Latin America regional review
Latin America's two landlocked developing countries - Paraguay and Bolivia - lack of direct territorial access to the sea. This increases their transportation costs, limits their reach into global markets and hinders their full participation in international trade, posing significant economic challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing geopolitical and global macroeconomic contractions have further amplified the structural obstacles they face. This meeting reviewed Latin American progress against the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and proposed new partnerships and solutions, with a focus on diversification and productive transformation.
Africa regional review
Africa’s LLDCs contend with many development challenges due to their lack of direct territorial access to the sea, remoteness and distance from world markets. They face higher trade costs than their transit neighbours, limited infrastructure, delays at borders and customs and often undiversified economies and export markets. The Africa regional review meeting reviewed progress made by the landlocked countries of Africa and proposed new partnerships and solutions to help them get back on track with their development goals.
