LDC NEWS SERVICE

Specialising in news stories about the 49 Least Developed Countries

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Rabab Fatima, High Representative for LDCs, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States visited #LDCWatch booth at #LDC5 Doha meeting, where she met with Demba Dembele, LDC Watch President, Dr Arjun Karki, LDC Watch Global Coordinator and LDC Watch staff

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"The #Doha Programme of Action must help at least half of all #LDCs to graduate between 2022 to 2031", said Dr Arjun Karki, Global Coordinator of #LDC Watch at the #LDC5 meeting in Doha today.

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LDCs spend 25% of their annual income on debt servicing, said Ambassador Courtenay Rattray at a Civil Society meeting on multilateralism, at #ldc5 in #DOHA

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"It is not possible to meet the SDG targets without prioritising the development of LDCs. Let us remind ourselves: No SDGs without LDCs! " says Dr Arjun Karki of #LDCWatch at #LDCV

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UN’s COP27 summit: Poor nations seek their pound of flesh - LDC Updates https://t.co/Hs1xP5DOxO

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UNCTAD sets out actions to support least developed countries in the global low-carbon transition - LDC Updates https://t.co/PmM5ygNNlC

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Economic progress in LDCs slowed due to COVID-19 pandemic and climate change : ILO - LDC News https://t.co/OpnBaz0RUh

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More than half a billion people pushed into extreme poverty due to health care costs:WHO/World Bank - LDC News https://t.co/8xsV7Fk9R2

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Half the world's people could be at greater risk of malaria if control efforts do not improve https://t.co/r5imK8t2MB

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Nepal, Bangladesh and Laos to graduate from the LDC status by 2026 - LDC News https://t.co/1yqMzwirDW

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LDC countries disappointed from Cop26 - LDC News https://t.co/vfeXLHHmao

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LDCs call for climate finance scaled up to support climate action - LDC News https://t.co/VaZNCHkTm0

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Climate commitments fall far short of the Paris Agreement goals - LDC News https://t.co/WZ8O5UoxqU

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One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF https://t.co/AbWAFHHKhx

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UN calls for open transport networks for LDCs - LDC News https://t.co/ZIzU1THfuT

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Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, IPCC report says https://t.co/F635ilscUs

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Creating a fairer economic landscape for LDCs https://t.co/pebPPdSTCY

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IFRC study finds out lack of strong legislation for public health emergencies https://t.co/NPOc8abEEI

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Vaccine equity is the best way to control the pandemic : Dr Tedros https://t.co/lLa9cwX3xL

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Africa Appeals for Vaccines to Combat Third Wave of COVID-19 -VOAnews https://t.co/5TPjYVLX1T