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UN-OHRLLS & World Bank - Measuring Progress in the LDCs: A Statistical Profile

UN-OHRLLS & UNDP - Governance for the Future: Democracy and Development in the LDCs

UN-OHRLLS - Breaking Barriers: Gender Perspectives and Empowerment of Women in LDCs

UN-OHRLLS - Brussels Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of LDCs

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UN-OHRLLS - Geography Against Development: A Case for Landlocked Developing Countries

Midterm Review Newsletter

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UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

L-R: Mr. Shiguru Mochida, Deputy Executive-Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Africa (ESCAP), Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), Mr. Baatar Choisuren, Chairman of the Committe of the Whole of the 64th Session of ESCAP and Mr. Raj Kumar, Head of the Unit of Countries with Special Needs of ESCAP during the Asia-Europe regional meeting on the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Landlocked Developing Countries in Bangkok in April 2008.


Press releases
 

09 June 2008: Leaders call for a new dialogue on AIDS

24 April 2008: Regional transport key to integration of landlocked countries into world economy

23 April 2008: UN official calls for insurance scheme to hedge against catastrophes in small islands

22 April 2008: Landlocked countries reduce costs of moving goods

21 April 2008:  UN official says hasty trade liberalization has disadvantaged poor countries

21 April 2008:  Landlocked countries still marginalized, senior United Nations official says

28 March 2008: Turkey announces additional support to vulnerable African countries

26 March 2008: ICT can help weak countries jump development hurdles

22 February 2008: Poor roads keeping Africa poor - UN Adviser on Africa

19 February 2008: No more an LDC, Cape Verde looks to build on economic gains

15 February 2008: Climate change fund for Small Island Developing States launched

22 January 2008: Secretary-General names Cheick Sidi Diarra Special Advisor on Africa and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS

22 October 2007: One laptop per child dream in sight

19 October 2007: General Assembly president pledges action on issues crucial to poorest countries

14 September 2007: UN envoy calls on vulnerable countries to prepare well for meetings on Climate Change

12 September 2007: Envoy for world's poorest countries holds first headquarters press briefing 

30 August 2007: Mongolia meeting on landlocked developing countries highlights trade barriers

28 August 2007: Mongolia leader urges solution to landlocked developing countries's trade plight

24 August 2007: Media Advisory: New UN envoy for vulnerable countries to address Mongolia meeting on landlocked countries

 

 

 

 

 

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