Incorporating the perspectives and experiences of youth and young people in the work of the UN is critical.

The UN GA President #YouthFellows program provides young representatives of LDCs, LLDCs & SIDS with direct experience in the UN system. Australia is proud to support the program.

Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2024 is out!🚀

It highlights digitalization as a game-changer for #LDCs , #LLDCs & #SIDS in #AsiaPacific , offering paths past traditional challenges to prosperity.

Download: bit.ly/CSNDR2024

#Digital4SDGs #CS80

Armida Alisjahbana at the Special Body on #LDCs #LLDCs and #SIDS ; on the importance of subregional developments in bridging the #digitaldivide and bringing #digitalinclusivity at the 🇺🇳 #CS80

Today at #CS80 , we delved into how #LDCs , #LLDCs & #SIDS can transform through digitalization🚀

By embracing mobile tech & renewables, they can leapfrog development stages.

Key takeaway? Tailored policies are crucial to unlock the full potential of #Digital4SDGs .

Azerbaycan Daimi Temsilciliği ve UN Development İstanbul Uluslararası Özel Sektör ve Kalkınma Merkezi ile birlikte Türkevi’nde Gelişmekte olan Küçük Ada Devletleri (SIDS) ile Denize Çıkışı Olmayan Gelişmekte olan Ülkelerin (LLDCs) sürdürülebilir kalkınma çabalarında özel sektörün

It was a real honour to meet Bangladesh's Min of Finance Abu Hassan Mahmood Ali. I commended 🇧🇩's engagement in #LDC issues&its crucial transit role for South Asia’s #LLDCs .I look forward to working closely together on #DPoA implementation & 🇧🇩’s plans for sustainable graduation.

Good to hear from Dmitry Ilyin, Senior Managing Director for International Affairs at the Eurasian Development Bank #EDB , about their priorities, including #WaterManagement , transport #Connectivity in #LLDCs and potential avenues for cooperation with United Nations ESCAP. #CS80

El uso de Internet en los Países en Desarrollo Sin Litoral es de un 39% comparado con el promedio mundial que es de 67%. itu.int/go/FEY0
#ITUdata #LLDCs #LLDC3

Investments in digital infrastructure can empower #LLDCs

➡️ Learn more about how #LLDC3 will ensure no one is left behind!

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#LLDC3 #ProgressThruPartnership

Inspiring to hear commitment of Govts at the high level event 'Unlocking Pvt Sector Capital for #SDGs in #SIDS & #LLDCs '.

Enabling devt thro pvt sector engagement & South South & Triangular Cooperation #SSTC is essential to ⬆️ sustainable investments around the 🌍.
#Fin4Dev

Addressing the digital gender gap is crucial, esp in vulnerable nations : #LDCs , #LLDCs & #SIDS

A possible solution?⬇️

🔴The #DPoA 's Online University dedicated to STEM education for girls in #LDCs .

Learn more about it 👉🏽buff.ly/4aGxdt5

#GirlsInICT
#GirlsinICTDay

It was an honor to speak at the #CS80 session on Countries in Special Situations - LDCs, LLDCs & SIDS. I emphasized the urgency of innovative, scalable solutions to support the #DPoA & new PoAs for #SIDS & #LLDCs . Grateful to United Nations ESCAP for giving due focus to the most vulnerable.

I was honoured to open a session on Innovations for SDG fulfilment, organized by the gvt of Kazakhstan at #CS80 . For #LLDCs -digital innovations offer a pathway to overcome the physical constraints of being landlocked. Thank you Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, for facilitating this crucial dialogue.

Great pleasure meeting with Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia🇲🇳. I congratulated her on assuming the chair of #CS80 and thanked her for Mongolia’s leadership of #LLDCs issues, including its role as co-chair of the Preparatory Committee for #LLDC3 .

A pleasure to meet BIMSTEC 🇧🇩🇧🇹🇮🇳🇲🇲🇳🇵🇱🇰🇹🇭's Secretary-General Amb. Indramani Pandey, IFS to discuss areas of support for #LDCs and #LLDCs , particularly transit issues and sustainable graduation. I thank BIMSTEC 🇧🇩🇧🇹🇮🇳🇲🇲🇳🇵🇱🇰🇹🇭 for its impactful work, and look forward to avenues for further collaboration.

El uso de Internet en los Países en Desarrollo Sin Litoral se ha duplicado, con oportunidades para expandirse aún más.
Más información al respecto en el siguiente link: itu.int/go/FEY0
#ITUdata #LLDC3 #LLDCs

Wrapped up a productive visit to🇹🇭for United Nations ESCAP's 80th Commission, where I was pleased to see robust support for the region's vulnerable nations. #CS80 comes at a pivotal time for #PacificSIDS &Asia's #LLDCs as they both embark on a new decade of action.
UN-OHRLLS will be with you!

'There are many unfulfilled financial promises from the global North' - Jason Rosario Braganza from AFRODAD at the #SideEvent on #LLDCs cohosted with UN Botswana at #FfDForum 2024 #Fin4Dev

Datos concretos pueden ayudar a colocar el desarrollo digital en la cima de la agenda para los formuladores políticos de los PDSL y la comunidad global de desarrollo.
Lee “Hechos y Cifras: Enfoque en Países en Desarrollo Sin Litoral de Int’l Telecommunication Union #ITUdata #LLDCs itu.int/go/FEY0

(2/2)🌱The high-level panel followed by the networking session explored the immense potential for #SustainableInvestments in #LLDCs & #SIDS . And provided a dynamic platform for cross-sectoral dialogue and concrete collaborative opportunities.