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Africa: World Leaders Back 'Blueprint for Recovery, Renewal, Resilience' in Least Developed Countries
UN News, 9 March 2023
The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded on Thursday with countries adopting concrete measures to implement the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) -… Read more »
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Africa: LDC5 Spotlights Contributions of Women and Girls in Tech, Despite Tough Odds and Persistent Barriers
UN News, 8 March 2023
The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), under way in Doha, Qatar, joined the world in marking International Women's Day, celebrating the achievements of… Read more »
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Africa: UN Conference Weighs Building Resilient Agrifood Systems in the Face of Risk and Uncertainty
UN News, 7 March 2023
Government leaders and experts attending the Fifth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) and weighing the main challenges facing the world's most vulnerable countries,… Read more »
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Africa: Close Gaps to Drive Progress for Next Generations, Youth Delegates Tell LDC5
UN News, 7 March 2023
Dozens of youth delegates, representing some 226 million young people from 46 least developed countries (LDCs), took centre stage on Tuesday at a United Nations conference under… Read more »
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Africa: 'The Time Has Come to Do Justice for the Least Developed Countries,' Says UN Chief Guterres
UN News, 4 March 2023
Ahead of a major United Nations conference on the world's most vulnerable countries, Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged the international community -… Read more »
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UN News, 6 March 2023
A United Nations conference under way in Doha, Qatar, has turned its attention to one of the world's most nettlesome global challenges: closing the staggeringly wide digital divide… Read more »
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Africa: 'We Must Ensure That Low Carbon Transitions Don't Harm Poor Countries'
Africa Renewal, 5 March 2023
Paul Akiwumi, Director of UNCTAD's Division for Africa, says LDC5 Conference in Doha is an opportunity to begin to tackle the problem Read more »
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Africa: Foreign Minister Rallies Support for Least Developed Countries At Landmark UN Conference
FrontPageAfrica, 6 March 2023
Liberia's Foreign Minister Dee Maxwell Kemayah says crippling financial challenges remain an impediment for the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the implementation of… Read more »