BEIJING, 31 May 2019 ¨C Without urgent and enhanced action, the world¡¯s forty-seven least developed countries will not achieve global sustainable energy targets by 2030. This was the backdrop to discussions which took place over the last two days at a United Nations conference on scaling-up energy access and finance in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Beijing.
LILONGWE, 7 February 2019 ¨C Investment is vital for sustainable energy to flourish in Malawi and to enable the life changing benefits that electricity brings to areas including education, health care, industry and the economy. A study launched today in Lilongwe, Malawi, will map a way forward for investment in the country¡¯s sustainable energy sector, bringing together vital partners and identifying areas for action.?
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NEW YORK, 4 December 2018 - Mr. Joshua Phoho Setipa of Lesotho was welcomed to the United Nations Headquarters in New York today as the new Managing Director of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. The Technology Bank is the UN¡¯s newest institution and is supporting science, technology and innovation in the world¡¯s poorest countries.
The policy briefs focus on links between SDG 7 and the SDGs that will be under review at the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) taking place in New York, ?namely SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), and SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals), which is reviewed annually.?The report comes at the midpoint of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024, and was launched during a midpoint review?conducted at t
This report highlights the opportunities that ICTs deliver to tackle development challenges in the most vulnerable countries in the world.
GEBZE, TURKEY, 3 June 2018 ¨C The premises of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries in Gebze, Turkey were officially handed over today to the United Nations, by the Turkish Government.?
ASTANA, 17 May 2018 ¨C A new declaration that calls for improved transport, promotes economic transformation and better trade has been adopted at a Ministerial meeting of landlocked developing countries in Astana, Kazakhstan today, to better integrate these countries into the global trading system.?
Ministers and senior government officials from the landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan from 16 to 17 of May 2018, for a two-day Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Transport.?
LISBON, 2 May 2018 ¨C Winning journalists from the Voices of a Brighter Future journalism competition have arrived in Lisbon to highlight the importance of sustainable energy in their communities. The competition, held by the UN Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, called on journalists from the world¡¯s 47 least developed countries to submit stories about how sustainable energy is affecting communities and individuals in their countries.?
NEW YORK, 24 January 2018?¨C The world¡¯s poorest countries are on track to close the digital divide as they make significant progress in achieving universal and affordable access to the Internet by 2020. This is according to a new report launched today which details progress that least developed countries (LDCs) have made in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 9.c.
