UN, Turkmenistan call for financing, connectivity and climate support for landlocked developing countries at LLDC3

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres and Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov used a brief press conference at the opening of the third United Nations conference on landlocked developing countries (LLDC3) in Avaza to press for stronger finance, trade links and climate support for landlocked developing countries.

Guterres said the conference highlights both “the scale of the challenges these countries face and the scale of the opportunity before us,” noting that the 32 landlocked developing countries together represent “nearly 600,000,000 people.” He urged global partners to focus on financing, connectivity, human capital and climate resilience, and to reform international financial institutions to increase concessional lending and de‑risk private investment.

“Landlocked developing countries don't want charity. They want justice,” United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres said, adding that reform should include “effective debt relief” and development banks…