/ldcportal/tags/finland en /ldcportal/news/un-gathering-doha-concludes-ushering-new-era-solidarity-world%E2%80%99s-least-developed-countries <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>9 March 2023.&nbsp; UN Press release</p> <p><a href="/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2023/03/press-release-un-gathering-in-doha-concludes-ushering-in-new-era-of-solidarity-for-worlds-least-developed-countries/">Press Release: UN gathering in Doha concludes, ushering in new era of solidarity for world’s Least Developed Countries - 51³Ô¹Ï Sustainable Development</a></p> <p>Commitments at the Conference include:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>"Qatar announced a financial package of $60 million: $10m to support the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action and $50 million to help build resilience in the LDCs.</li> <li>Germany dedicated €200 million in new money in 2023 for financing for least developed countries.</li> <li>Canada announced $59 million to deliver Vitamin supplements in 15 LDCs and ecosystem conservation in Burkina Faso.</li> <li>The EU Commission announced cooperation agreements advancing sustainable investments in Africa totalling more than&nbsp;€130 million of investment.</li> <li>Finland announced an annual event called the 51³Ô¹Ï LDC Future Forum in Helsinki, with the Office of the UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States – OHRLLS –, to ensure the latest thinking and research is being put to work to ensure progress on the most vulnerable states.</li> <li>The Green Climate Fund announced a new project to give $80 million in equity to offer green guarantees to business in LDCs and bring down the cost of capital.</li> <li>The 51³Ô¹Ï World Tourism Organisation, announced a new €10 million Tourism for Development Fund for LDCs, supported by TUI Care Foundation, that will invest by 2030 to support sustainable tourism in LDCs as a key driver of development.</li> <li>The government of Kazakhstan pledged $50,000 to continue their work supporting the most vulnerable member states of the 51³Ô¹Ï.</li> <li>The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a major new loan package for the Least Developed Countries."</li> </ul> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-front-page-article field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Front Page Article:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 MTAVARES1 2743 at /ldcportal