First Meeting of the LDC5 Preparatory Committee
Preparations for LDC5 involve national, regional and global reviews of all IPoA priorities by all major?stakeholders.
The outcomes of these inclusive and broad-based reviews will feed into the work of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee (PrepCom), whose mandate is to agree on elements of the new Programme of Action for the LDCs that will then be finalised and adopted by the Doha Conference.
The PrepCom 1st. Session takes place between May 24 and 28, 2021.
- Download detailed programme (PDF)
- Official documents
- Background documents
- Side events
- VOD
- Media Center
Monday, 24 May 2021
10 a.m.- 1 p.m. (in-person meeting) (NY Time)
- Opening of the session by the Co-Chairs of the PrepCom (and adoption of the agenda and organization of work ¨C Item 2)
- Opening statements
- Keynote speakers
- Speakers
- General Statements by Member States (Item 3(b) Preparations for the Conference: substantive preparations)
3-5 p.m. (virtual informal meeting) (NY Time)
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
10 a.m.-noon (virtual informal meeting) (NY Time)
3-5 p.m. (virtual informal meeting) (NY Time)
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Thursday, 27 May 2021
10 a.m.-noon (virtual informal meeting) (NY Time)
3-5 p.m. (virtual informal meeting) (NY Time)
Friday, 28 May 2021
10 a.m.-1 p.m. (in person meeting) (NY Time)
- Thematic panel discussion 6: Mobilizing international solidarity, reinvigorated global partnerships and innovative tools for risk-informed sustainable development: a march towards sustainable graduation
- Item 4: Adoption of the provisional agenda of the second session of the Preparatory Committee
- Items 6, 7: Other matters and adoption of the report of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee at its first session
3-5 p.m. (virtual informal meeting) (NY Time)
Consideration of the draft outcome document of the Conference