Press Releases & Meeting coverage
(Meeting coverage) World Leaders Adopt Doha Political Declaration as Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries Concludes
(Press release) UN gathering in Doha concludes, ushering in new era of solidarity for world’s Least Developed Countries
(Meeting coverage) Graduation from Least Developed Country Category Must Be Sustainable, Irreversible, Speakers Urge at Final High-Level Round Table of Doha Conference
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(Meeting coverage) Challenged by Poor Access to External Financing, Aid, Least Developed Countries Must Mobilize Domestic Resources, Promote Investment, Speakers Stress at Doha Round Table
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(Meeting coverage) International Solidarity Crucial First Step for Transitioning from COVID-19-Prone to Pandemic-Proof World, Speakers Stress at Doha Conference Round Table
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(Meeting coverage) International Organizations Detail Initiatives to Help Least Developed Countries Move towards Smooth Graduation, as Doha Conference Concludes Debate
(Meeting coverage) Calling Climate Change Major Global Security Issue, President Tells Round Table ‘No Country Is Immune, but Those Least Developed Suffer Most’
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(Meeting coverage) Broadband Infrastructure Investment Key for Least Developed Countries to Reap Economic Gains, End Digital Divide as World Moves Online, Speakers Tell Doha Conference
(Meeting coverage) Despite Massive Trade, Investment, Benefits of Global Trading System, Value Chains Remain Inadequate for Least Developed Countries, Speakers Tell Round Table
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(Meeting coverage) Structural Transformation Vital to Boosting Stagnating Economies of Many Least Developed Countries, Speakers Stress in Round Table
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(Meeting coverage) ‘Inequality Crisis’ Thwarting Least Developed Countries’ Economic Progress, Ability to Achieve Middle-Income Status, Speakers Stress as Doha Conference Continues
(Meeting coverage) Leveraging Science, Technology, Information Must Transform Least Developed Countries into Knowledge Societies, Speakers Tell Round Table as Doha Conference Continues
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(Press release) Global Business Community Launch New Generation of Partnerships for Least Developed Countries
(Meeting coverage) Amid Interlocking Crises, Speakers in Round Table Call for Urgent Action to Help Least Developed Countries Face Financing, Education, Social Protection Gaps
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(Meeting coverage) Least Developed Countries Handed ‘Rawest of Deals’, Secretary-General Says, Stressing Era of Unkept Promises Must End, as ‘From Potential to Prosperity’ Conference Opens
(Press Release) New Generation of Partnerships for Most Vulnerable States as World Leaders Gather