On 11 October 2022 the Permanent Representative of Türkiye, H.E. Mr. Feridun H. Sinirlio?lu, hosted a meeting of the Friends of LDCs under the theme of Implementation of the Doha Programme of Action () and the Road to Doha.
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Accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action to overcome the impacts of the ongoing crises and regain momentum in achieving the SDGs in LDCs
Forging partnerships for the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs
One extreme weather event can wipe out decades of development progress in a Small Island Developing State - and these events are becoming more frequent.?
That’s the sobering perspective from Samoa, whose ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa'olelei?Luteru, was speaking at a UN-OHRLLS-organised side event to the Ocean Conference.?
WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Mr Sandagdorj Erdenebileg of the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States signed a partnership agreement on 11 June in Geneva aimed at strengthening cooperation to boost the participation of least-developed countries in the global trading system.
The meeting of National Focal Points (NFPs) of LDCs, first since the adoption of the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs for the decade 2022-2031 (DPoA), focused on mainstreaming the DPoA into national development strategies.
KIGALI - Today’s generation of young people is not only the most numerous but also the most connected. Their potential to bring positive change to all is unprecedented. However, the digital gap affecting young people in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is preventing their participation as equal partners alongside the leaders of today’s digital change.
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
May 27, 2022, Bali, INDONESIA – More countries must “Think Resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN forum has concluded.
The 2022?annual meeting for the National Focal Points (NFPs) of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 6 to 7 June 2022.