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Speaking in the parliamentary forum on Monday of the third UN conference on LLDC, the main UN leaders emphasized that political will, matched with national legislative action, is essential if a new one -decade development plan is to make a real difference. There are 32 countries of this type worldwide, home of more than half…

Unless an international agreement is signed, It is projected that plastic waste triples in 2060, causing significant damage, even for human health, according to the UN Environment Program (UNEP). The unchanged facilitated conversations follow a decision in 2022 by member states to develop a legally binding international instrument to end the crisis of plastic pollution,…

Urging global leaders to rethink the development of nations without coastline, the UN Chief declared: “We recommend today to reaffirm a fundamental truth: Geography should never define fate.“ According to the UN Development Program, of the 32 developing countries without coastline (LLDC) worldwide, 16 are in Africa, 10 in Asia, four in Europe and two…

In an important UN conference on the current UN this week in Awaza, Turkmenistan, calls are growing to address high commercial costs, investment gaps and the growing digital division that continue to retain these countries. Despite the progress in some areas, nations in developing without coastline, from Bolivia to Bután and Burkina Faso, represent only…

And more and more, climate change is aggravating the problem: damaging roads, interrupting supply chains and threatening the already fragile infrastructure with floods, droughts and extreme climate. But as global discussions intensify, a UN conference in Turkmenistan aims to turn the script: help transform LLDC from coast to wool through a smarter touch of intelligent…

Operating within the UN Convention on Climate Change (CMNUCC), the group aims to amplify its voices in global climatic conversations, where its different vulnerabilities have been overlooked for a long time. Disproportionate climatic risks Although the LLDCs represent approximately 12 percent of the world’s earth’s surface, they have experienced almost 20 percent of the world’s…

“We are at a fundamental moment, one that marks a deep change of seeing these nations as isolated and limited by geography to recognize them as dynamic economies linked to the land in the heart of the socio -economic resurgence of Africa,” said Samuel Doe, resident representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in…

Held under the subject Promote progress through associationsThe four -day forum known as LLDC3, brought together the heads of state, high UN officials, development partners and private sector leaders to address the persistent challenges facing LLDC, including high commercial costs, inadequate infrastructure and climate change vulnerability. Anchored by the Awaza Action Program for 2024–2034, which…

Instead of having seeds that sprout reliably, farmers fight with lots that can grow only 40 or 50 percent of the time. This not only decreases your performance and profits, but also decreases your ability to maintain your livelihoods. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is working with the Ministry of Agriculture in Haiti to…

But after a decade of armed conflict and in the midst of severe economic depression, toys educational imports have become too expensive for many classrooms in Yemen. Shadia and Fatima, two young businessmen in Yemen, identified this gap after participating in a training course managed by the UN Development Program (UNDP). They decided to start…