Global Network of National, Regional and International Civil Society Organizations

Dr Karki bringing civil society perspective during a side event organised by UN OHRLLS in HLPF 2023

Welcome to LDC Watch

Fighting for justice, peace and human rights of the LDCs

LDC Watch is a global network of national, regional and international civil society organisations (CSOs), alliances and movements based in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), defined by the United Nations (UN). It acts as a coordinating body for LDC civil society to advocate, campaign and network for the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) for LDCs for the Decade 2022-2031 and other Internationally Agreed Development Goals (IADGs) such as the Millennium ..

Strategic Objectives

To enhance alliance-building and networking with global civil society, in the South and North, for effective advocacy and campaigns towards LDC-specific global commitments.

To build and expand the LDC Watch network as a stronger representative of LDC civil society.

To promote increased attention and delivery of the specific commitments to LDCs in the global development processes and other IADGs, such as the SDGs, the Financing for Development (FfD), and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC), South-South Cooperation, the UNFCCC and the WTO.

To increase awareness on the IPoA and its implementation, with LDC and global civil society, parliamentarians, LDC governments and development partners, the UN system, international organisations, multilateral institutions and the media, as relevant stakeholders.

To enhance the capacity of LDC civil society to effectively advocate, campaign and network with relevant stakeholders for the implementation of the IPoA.