Annual Meeting of National Focal Points of Least Developed Countries
Monday, 18 May 2026 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
The Annual Meeting for the LDC National Focal Points will be held on the sidelines of the Fourth LDC Future Forum. The meeting will take place in Helsinki, Finland on 18th?May 2026. The meeting will focus on national reports on the implementation of the?DPoA?for the midterm review of the DPoA. The meeting will summarize national review processes and present key findings on achievements, challenges, constraints and emerging trends, and best practices. Recommendations from the meeting will contribute to the outcome document of the midterm review of the?DPoA. LDC NFPs will also have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with parliamentarians of the host country on strengthening legislative support for accelerated implementation of the DPoA.
Documents
- Annotated Programme (English | French)
- Dialogue with Finnish Parliamentarians on Strengthening Legislative Support for Accelerated Implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) (English | French)
Statements & Presentations
Opening
Session 1: National presentations: key findings from national reports on the implementation of the DPoA
- Presentation by Angola
- Presentation by Bangladesh
- Presentation by Burkina Faso
- Presentation by Cambodia
- Presentation by Chad
- Presentation by Ethiopia
- Presentation by Guinea-Bissau
- Presentation by Guinea
- Presentation by Lao PDR
- Presentation by Lesotho
- Presentation by Madagascar
- Presentation by Malawi
- Presentation by Mauritania
- Presentation by Rwanda
- Presentation by Senegal
- Presentation by Solomon Islands
- Presentation by Timor Leste
- Presentation by Togo
- Presentation by Tuvalu
- Presentation by Uganda
- Presentation by Zambia
Session 2: Cross-cutting issues: achievements, challenges, constraints, LDCs in conflict and post-conflict situations, emerging trends and best practices and recommendations for the midterm review of the DPoA
- Presentation by Ms. Yuxin Ai, Senior Programme Management Officer, OHRLLS, on the findings of the global synthesis report on the implementation of the DPoA
- Presentation by Mr. Nirupam Dev Nath, Programme Management Officer, OHRLLS, on LDCs in conflict and post-conflict situations
- Presentation by Ms. Rebecca Adda-Dontoh, UN Resident Coordinator in Malawi









