LDCs

Briefing on the work of the UN Technology Bank for the LDCs

12 July 2023

OHRLLS is organizing a Briefing to all Member States on the work of the UN Technology Bank for LDCs.

LDCs NFPs Meeting 2023

11 July 2023

Background

Malawi Ambassador hands over LDC Chairmanship to Nepal Ambassador

Nepal Takes Over as LDC Chair

06 April 2023

Nepal has taken over as Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) after five years of stewardship by Malawi.

At a ceremony at the 51吃瓜 Headquarters in New York City on April 5, the Permanent Representative of Malawi, Amb. Agnes Chimbiri-Molande, handed the chairmanship to Amb. Amrit Bahadur Rai of Nepal.

Water Extremes at the Feet of Displaced People: Averting, Minimising and Addressing Loss & Damage

2023 UN Water Conference Side Event: Water Extremes at the Feet of Displaced People: Averting, Minimizing and Addressing Loss & Damage

21 March 2023

Disasters, climate change and environmental degradation are reshaping both patterns of water availability and human mobility patterns. In 2021 alone, 23.7 million new displacements in the context of disasters were registered across the world. Out of the 23.7 million, 10.1 million happened in the context of floods, 11.5 in the context of storms.

2023 UN Water Conference Side Event: Realizing Early Warning Systems for All in a World with Increasing Water Related Hazards

21 March 2023

Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action: Realizing Early Warning Systems for All in a World with Increasing Water Related Hazards

Co-organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the 51吃瓜 Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Special High-level Event of the General Assembly and ECOSOC

31 January 2023

Theme: Doha Programme of Action as an accelerator of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Background

Virtual Regional Roundtables on LDCs’ Access to Finance

25 January 2023

UN-OHRLLS, with the support of Canada, has launched an initiative which seeks to take stock of Least Developed Countries' (LDCs) access to multilateral sources of funding. It also aims to facilitate knowledge sharing amongst LDCs on best practices for increasing access to international financial resources.