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LDCs at a Crossroads: Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action and Renewed Partnerships at 2025 Ministerial
Held during the UNGA High-Level Week on 26 September, the Annual Ministerial Meeting convened foreign ministers and development partners under the theme: ¡°Building momentum for accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action in an era of multiple crises: Road to the 2027 Doha Mid-term Review.¡±
This gathering served as a pivotal moment to assess progress, identify obstacles, and mobilize strategic partnerships to accelerate implementation.
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Responding to multifaceted issues in LDCs: QFFD signs two-track project agreements with UN-OHRLLS towards advancing the Doha Programme of Action
New York, 24 September 2025
Qatar Fund for Development in partnership with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (UN-OHRLLS) signs two-track project agreements contributing a total of USD 21 Million towards building resilience in LDCs and enhancing a system of food stockholding to address food insecurity, targeting 44 least developed countries (LDCs).
The projects aim to strengthen resilience in LDCs through support for national adaptation plan formulation and implementation, strengthening early warning systems, and building financial resilience. The projects additionally aim to promote the readiness to respond and mitigate food emergencies through setting up an innovative food stockholding mechanism for LDCs. They also aim to strengthen the agri-food systems in LDCs and enable LDCs to better prevent, anticipate and absorb food crisis by enhancing national level preparedness.
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Serving 92 vulnerable member states.
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) supports groups of vulnerable countries in the United Nations system. The 44 Least Developed Countries, 32 Landlocked Developing Countries and 39 Small Island Developing States have their own special challenges.
Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
5 - 8 August 2025, Awaza, Turkmenistan
4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States
27-30 May 2024, Antigua and Barbuda
Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
5-9 March 2023, Doha, Qatar
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Least Developed
Countries
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) represent the poorest and most vulnerable segment of the international community.
LDCs in facts and figures
Landlocked Developing
Countries
Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) face challenges due to their remoteness, lack of territorial access to the sea and significant distance from world markets.
Small Island
Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are remote from world markets and suffer from climate change and fragile natural environments.
