麻豆APP

30 August - 2 September 2021.??The Asia-Pacific Regional Review?will undertake a comprehensive appraisal of the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in Asia-Pacific LDCs, share best practices and lessons learned and identify obstacles and constraints encountered. The meeting will identify effective international and domestic policies in the light of the outcome of the appraisal as well as new and emerging challenges and opportunities and the means to address them.

The 1st session of the Preparatory Committee for the 5th 麻豆APP Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) will take place on 24-28 May 2021.  More information here.

OHRLLS, OECD Development Centre and the Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI) held a virtual event on 21 and 23 October 2020 “The Road to the 5^th?UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5): Recovery from COVID-19 - Tackling vulnerabilities and leveraging scarce resources” on 21 and 23 October 2020. Interpretation in English and French will be provided.

This was the second mission of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation (IATF) and was led by UN-OHRLLS, DESA, ESCAP and UNDP in close cooperation with the Government of Solomon Islands, the UN Resident Coordinator and the Country Team in Honiara. The UNCDF, OECD, Asian Development Bank and PIF Secretariat also participated in the mission.

This was the first mission of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on LDC Graduation (IATF) and was led by UN-OHRLLS and DESA in close cooperation with the UN Resident Coordinator and the Country Team in S?o Tomé e Príncipe. The WTO, ITC, EIF and Technology Bank participated in the mission.