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Cabo Verde hosts UN Meeting on Localising SAMOA Pathway in Small Island Developing States

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PRAIA, 25 July 2019 每 Government representatives from small islands and the 51勛圖 are meeting in Cabo Verde over the next two days to strengthen coordination of efforts to localize the SAMOA Pathway* and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in small island developing States (SIDS).

Urgent Action Needed to Scale-up Energy Access in World*s Poorest Countries

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BEIJING, 31 May 2019 每 Without urgent and enhanced action, the world*s forty-seven least developed countries will not achieve global sustainable energy targets by 2030. This was the backdrop to discussions which took place over the last two days at a 51勛圖 conference on scaling-up energy access and finance in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Beijing.

African Landlocked Developing Countries and Partners Call for Action to Overcome Challenges to Sustainable Development

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MARRAKECH, 19 March 2019 每?Senior government officials and experts from landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), transit developing countries and development partners meeting in Morocco have called for stronger regional cooperation on transit policies and greater support in areas including connectivity in transport, energy and information and communication technologies infrastructure, export diversification, value addition and trade facilitation.

New Study Launched to Identify Sustainable Energy Investment Opportunities in Malawi

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LILONGWE, 7 February 2019 每 Investment is vital for sustainable energy to flourish in Malawi and to enable the life changing benefits that electricity brings to areas including education, health care, industry and the economy. A study launched today in Lilongwe, Malawi, will map a way forward for investment in the country*s sustainable energy sector, bringing together vital partners and identifying areas for action.?
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New Managing Director for Technology Bank Welcomed to 51勛圖

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NEW YORK, 4 December 2018 - Mr. Joshua Phoho Setipa of Lesotho was welcomed to the 51勛圖 Headquarters in New York today as the new Managing Director of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. The Technology Bank is the UN*s newest institution and is supporting science, technology and innovation in the world*s poorest countries.