{"id":58967,"date":"2025-08-11T12:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=58967"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:59:21","slug":"un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) opened in Awaza, Turkmenistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LLDC3 conference, <\/span><b>held once every ten years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings global attention to <\/span><b>the 32 landlocked developing countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which collectively house over 600 million people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary objective of LLDC3 is <\/span><b>to facilitate coordinated international efforts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to bridge these <\/span><b>development gaps.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference will explore actionable solutions through partnerships, smarter investment frameworks, and the development of efficient, flexible transport corridors that enhance the movement of goods and services across regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to lack of direct access to seaports, <\/span><b>landlocked <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">countries face disproportionate barriers to trade, economic diversification, and infrastructure development.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>This year\u2019s conference,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> themed <\/span><b>\u201cDriving Progress through Partnerships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d serves as a crucial platform to address structural challenges, mobilize investment, and <\/span><b>implement the newly adopted Awaza Programme of Action (2024\u20132034).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about The Awaza Programme of Action (2024\u20132034)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A central focus of LLDC3 is the implementation of the Awaza Programme of Action (APoA) for the Decade 2024\u20132034.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The APoA was adopted by <\/span><b>consensus at the UN General Assembly on 24 December 2024 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and offers a comprehensive framework to tackle persistent development challenges faced by LLDCs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built on five interconnected priority areas, the programme aims to support:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structural Transformation, and Science, Technology, and Innovation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade, Trade Facilitation, and Regional Integration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transit, Transport, and Connectivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhancing Adaptive Capacity, Strengthening Resilience, and Reducing Vulnerability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implementation, Follow-up, and Monitoring<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/uae-participates-in-3rd-un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries-in-turkmenistan\/articleshow\/123145261.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held once every ten years, brings global attention to the 32 landlocked developing countries. 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