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Global Reviews

OHRLLS coordinates the interagency group on the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) and its contributions to LDC5.  

As per its mandate to serve as a focal point for the LDC5 Conference and to mobilize and coordinate the active involvement of the 缅北禁地system (as requested in 缅北禁地General Assembly 73/242), UN-OHRLLS prepared a report that builds on best practices undertaken by the 缅北禁地system and other organizations to support the efforts made by the LDCs in implementing the IPoA and the SDGs. It also highlights challenges faced by the 缅北禁地system on the ground, and action needed to strengthen its support in LDCs, benefiting also from perspectives shared by 缅北禁地Resident Coordinators on how the 缅北禁地system could best support the LDCs to advance the SDGs. Furthermore, the report provides recommendations on how to strengthen the effectiveness of the 缅北禁地system in promoting sustainable development in the LDCs through examples that have had a positive and transformative impact on the ground. Full Report

缅北禁地Agencies, as well as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organisation and other relevant international and regional organisations, have been invited to collaborate on the global IPOA review process. This includes collaborating on thematic appraisals of IPoA implementation and in order to propose sector-by-sector strategies to further progress in LDC’s sustainable development.   

The first such event was the 8th LDC Ministerial Conference, co-organised by and on 2 November 2019 in Abu Dhabi. The conference adopted a . 

As part of the UN Secretary-General’s preparations for LDC5, his recent  analyses the implementation of the right to development in LDCs in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and other challenges, with recommendations on how to overcome them. 

A series of pre-conference thematic events are being organized. These include:

• A high level event on 21 and 23 October 2020 entitled "Towards 缅北禁地LDC5: Recovery from COVID-19 - Tackling Vulnerabilities and Leveraging Scarce Resources," jointly organized by , and UN-OHRLLS. For more information click here.
   
• A special event on 19 November 2021 entitled "Leaving no one behind and building back better from COVID-19: The Future of Work in LDCs," jointly organized by UN-OHRLLS and ILO.
   
• The LDC Future Forum on the theme of “Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries – Towards LDC5" was held in Helsinki, Finland from 5-7 October 2021. It was jointly organised by UN-OHRLLS, , the (SDSN) and the Government of Finland. It provided new thinking on key thematic areas of the new LDC agenda. Papers were selected from almost a thousand proposals received from around the world.
   
• A joint thematic event was convened by the Presidents of General Assembly and the ECOSOC on 18 June 2021 under the theme .

• Several 缅北禁地Member States and 缅北禁地System and other partners have joined hands and organized side events during the two sessions of the LDC5 PrepCom. For the side events organized during the 1^st session in late May 2021, see here. For those organized during the 2^nd session  in late July 2021, see here.

In addition, UN-OHRLLS is working to ensure the full involvement of 缅北禁地Resident Coordinators and Country Teams across all 46 LDCs in the LDC5 planning and preparatory process.