LLDCs

07 April 2025

The second Ambassadorial Meeting of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) under the Bureau for the years 2025–2026 was held on 7 April 2025. The meeting was chaired by Bolivia, with Kyrgyzstan as Vice-Chair, alongside the Bureau members from Eswatini, Lao PDR, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe. The Group welcomed briefings by Ms.

21 March 2025

The lack of territorial access to the sea and the dependency on transit countries for trade routes pose significant challenges to the sustainable development of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).

10 February 2025

United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 6, New York

24 January 2025

The first Ambassadorial Meeting of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) under the Bureau for the years 2025-2026 was held on 24 January 2025. It appreciated Botswana’s leadership as outgoing Chair and the achievements of the previous Bureau.

01 November 2024

Hosted by Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations

A meeting of the Group of Friends of LLDCs was held to provide updates on the organization of the third United Nations conference on the LLDCs. The meeting served as a platform to discuss questions around effective participation and engagement at the conference.

26 September 2024

Theme: Building momentum towards Gaborone: Partnering for a Decade of Action and Transformation in LLDCs.

26 June 2024

Session on Forging pathways to prosperity in LLDCs: mainstreaming trade in development programmes and the role of Aid for Trade

 

Session co-organizers: Botswana, Chair of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and UN-Office of the High Representative for LDC, LLDS and SIDS (UN-OHRLLS)

Venue: Geneva, World Trade Organization, Room S2