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SUMMARY:5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5)
DESCRIPTION:The world’s Least Developed Countries are in a race against time to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The remaining years need to usher in a new global partnership to ensure these 46 countries benefit from social\, economic and environmental development. \nThe Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to accelerate sustainable development in the places where international assistance is needed the most – and to tap the full potential of the Least Developed Countries helping them make progress on the road to prosperity. \nOver five days of the LDC5 Conference in Doha\, world leaders will gather with the private sector\, civil society\, parliamentarians\, and young people to advance new ideas\, raise new pledges of support\, and spur delivery on agreed commitments\, through the Doha Programme of Action. At the Conference\, it is expected that specific initiatives and concrete deliverables will be announced that will address LDC-specific challenges. \nThe Conference will feature plenary sessions\, parallel high-level thematic roundtables\, and a series of parallel and side events on various thematic priorities of the DPoA. A Summit level meeting of the LDC Group\, chaired by the President of Malawi\, will be held on the day before the Conference. A commemoration event on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Group of LDCs will be held after the opening session on 5 March 2023. There will also be dedicated events for the Private Sector\, CSOs\, Youth\, Parliamentarians and South-South tracks on the margins of the Conference. \nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/5th-united-nations-conference-on-the-least-developed-countries-ldc5/
LOCATION:DOHA\, QATAR\, Doha\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Environmental,Sustainability,United Nations
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