US EditionAfrica: Geography Shouldn't Define Destiny - UN Summit On Landlocked Nations Opens in Turkmenistan
TURKMENISTAN, AUG 5 – The conference focuses on addressing high transport costs, trade barriers, and infrastructure gaps affecting 32 landlocked developing countries representing over 500 million people, UN officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries began in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with Secretary-General António Guterres calling to break down barriers and restore fairness.
- According to the United Nations, landlocked developing countries face trade, connectivity, and development obstacles due to lack of sea access, despite representing seven per cent of the global population and just over one percent of world output.
- According to the World Bank, LLDCs face obstacles with trade costs up to 74% higher than the global average.
- Chairing as part of the Global Coordination Bureau, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will address a high-level roundtable today, emphasizing LLDC challenges.
- On Wednesday, LLDC3 will hold sessions on connectivity, South-South cooperation and youth engagement, coinciding with the first International Day of Awareness on Landlocked Developing Countries.
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Africa: Geography Shouldn't Define Destiny - UN Summit On Landlocked Nations Opens in Turkmenistan
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UN conference on landlocked developing countries opens in Turkmenistan
The United Nations has launched a four-day international conference in Awaza, Turkmenistan, focusing on the challenges faced by Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). In his opening remarks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized that these countries, including Afghanistan, which collectively represent 7% of the world’s population, are disproportionately impacted by climate change and an unequal global economic system. Several partic…
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