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LDC 3 delegates stress partnerships, digital transformation and climate resilience for landlocked developing countries
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Speakers at the LDC 3 conference said partnerships, including with transit and coastal states, digital transformation and climate resilience must be central to implementing a programme of action for landlocked developing countries, and called on the United Nations to help broker regional cooperation.
Delegates at the LDC 3 conference emphasized partnerships, digital transformation and climate action as central to implementing a programme of action for landlocked developing countries and called on the United Nations to facilitate regional cooperation.
"The LDC 3 conference is all about partnership. The theme of the conference is driving progress through partnership," said Delegate 1, a conference speaker. "So global partnerships, especially with neighboring transit countries, coastal countries, and, of course, the international community at large, the donor community, financial institutions, the private sector, all of it will be central to the successful implementation of the Awaza grama of action." Delegate 1 added that the programme of action for the LLDCs includes a dedicated priority area on climate action and disaster resilience and that digital technology is reshaping how the world learns, trades, governs and innovates.
"The United Nations will have a very crucial role in facilitating dating dialogue and cooperation between the LLDCs, transit countries and development partners, and other stakeholders in order to broker regional agreements and ensure coordinated action," Delegate 1 said. The speaker framed the role of the United Nations and other multilateral partners as one of convening and brokering agreements among landlocked developing countries, neighboring transit states and development partners.
Delegate 1 also emphasized digital transformation: "Tawasa program of action puts digital transformation at its core through investment in science, technology, and affordable infrastructure for e learning, e governance, and e commerce." The remarks linked investment in science and affordable digital infrastructure to broader economic and governance goals for the LLDCs.
Delegate 2 focused on energy, saying electricity will be central to implementing the programme of action over the coming decade. Delegate 2 described the current moment as a "once in a decade opportunity" and said that electricity will help define implementation of the programme of action for landlocked developing countries.
There were no formal votes, motions or decisions recorded in the presented remarks. The statements were framed as policy priorities and calls for coordinated action rather than binding commitments or specific funding decisions.
The discussion touched on three recurring themes: partnership across borders and sectors; prioritizing climate action and disaster resilience within the LLDC programme of action; and investing in digital infrastructure and electricity as enabling elements for e-learning, e-governance and e-commerce. Speakers identified the United Nations, donors, financial institutions and the private sector as central partners for coordinated implementation.
