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U.N. adopts resolution establishing international day to raise awareness of landlocked developing countries
Summary
The U.N. General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution designating June as an annual International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing Countries, delegates said at a U.N. press conference. The inaugural observance will be linked to the third UN conference for LLDCs in Awaza, Turkmenistan.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution designating June as the International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing Countries, delegates said at a U.N. press conference.
At the Oct. 25 press briefing, Sharada Fair, Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations, speaking on behalf of Bolivia in its capacity as chair of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) group, said the new day will be observed beginning Aug. 6 and annually thereafter. "It is a moment very important for the LLDC group," Fair said, adding that the day will be a space to highlight the rights, challenges and vulnerabilities of landlocked states.
The resolution's inaugural observance will take place in the context of the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked…
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