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First Asia-Pacific Biennial Review of the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (ESCAP)

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, 04 December 2024 - 9:00am to Thursday, 05 December 2024 - 6:00pm

4-5 December 2024. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

"The primary goal of the First Asia-Pacific Biennial Review is to evaluate the progress made since the adoption of the DPoA in 2022. As the inaugural session, it aims to establish a baseline for tracking progress and proposing strategic actions. The Review will also highlight successes and challenges and discuss ways to strengthen the region’s collective efforts towards fulfilling the Programme’s objectives. By reflecting on achievements and identifying the persistent challenges facing Asia-Pacific LDCs, the review seeks to provide actionable insights and recommendations that will support the sustainable development of the region’s LDCs."

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Workshop on Preparing for a Sustainable LDC Graduation of Cambodia - ESCAP

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Monday, 17 January 2022 - 9:00am

Workshop on Preparing for a Sustainable LDC Graduation of Cambodia will be organized virtually by the Royal Government of Cambodia in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Cambodia (UNRCO) on 17 January 2022. The workshop aims to address the emerging needs of the government’s ministries and institutions to acquire information and knowledge of the process leading to graduation and the implications. It will also review and discuss the progress of the Istanbul Programme of Action for LDCs for the Decade 2011-2020, in preparation for the upcoming United Nations Fifth Conference on the Least Developed Countries, which will be held in Doha, Qatar, in 2022.

Joint UN Workshop in Support of Solomon Islands’ Graduation from the LDC Category

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Thursday, 17 October 2019 - 9:00am to Friday, 18 October 2019 - 6:00pm

This was the second mission of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation (IATF) and was led by UN-OHRLLS, DESA, ESCAP and UNDP in close cooperation with the Government of Solomon Islands, the UN Resident Coordinator and the Country Team in Honiara. The UNCDF, OECD, Asian Development Bank and PIF Secretariat also participated in the mission.

Established in late 2017, the IATF on LDC Graduation is chaired by the Director of OHRLLS, Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox. It is a group of UN entities, which convene twice a year or more often as needed, with the goal to provide strengthened and coordinated UN system-wide support to the countries graduating from the LDC category.

The Joint UN Workshop in support of the graduation of Solomon Islands from the category of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was held at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on 17 and 18 October 2019. During the 2-day workshop, the IATF team provided a clear description of the impacts that graduation from the LDC category would have for the country. Several senior government representatives participated as panelists and engaged in the interactive discussions on the impacts of graduation on the economic and social progress of the country. Representatives from 18 UN and international and regional organizations attended and contributed. Over 50 participants attended, with majority coming from government ministries, as well as civil society and private sector.

The IATF chair commended the government for the specific actions that had already been undertaken in various areas in preparation of graduation. She noted that the workshop was only a starting point to launch a period of collective reflection about the future. The UN team would be ready to continue strengthening, in a better coordinated and effective manner, the kind of assistance the Government needed in turning its vision into reality. She highlighted some key elements that should inform the joint way forward. A first step was to establish a “consultative mechanism” to set up a concrete plan towards and beyond graduation, to bring together the main development and trading partners, facilitate the preparation of the transition strategy and integrate the strategy with the national development strategy and the UN Pacific Strategy.

The workshop was preceded, on 16 October 2019, by a meeting of the IATF and the Solomon Islands Government with civil society representatives to give them an opportunity for an interactive dialogue on the process of LDC graduation and its implications for the economy and people of the Solomon Islands. In the morning of 17 October 2019, the IATF and the Solomon Islands Government organized a breakfast with private sector representative.