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The LDC5 official Information Note for participants is now available on this link. The document contains latest information on...
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The fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) will be held in Doha, Qatar from 23 to 27 January 2022. In this context, as a global LDC civil society platform, LDC Watch organised “Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation ...
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Poland, 12 December 2018: Civil Society leaders from MVCs (Most Vulnerable Countries) and LDCs (Least Developed Countries) termed the negotiation outcome frustrating in a press conference held today in the CoP 24 Global Climate Negotiation in Pola...
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With COVID-19 cases surging around the globe, largely driven by the new Omicron variant, the State of Qatar, in consultation with E. Courtenay Rattray, the Secretary-General of the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5),...
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The LDC5 official Information Note for participants is now available on: https://www.un.org/ldc5/sites/www.un.org.ldc5/files/ldc5_information_...
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The special accreditation deadline for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) has now been extended until 1 December, 9am EST(Eastern Standard Time), in light of ongoing extensive preparations ...
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April 5, 2018Yangon, MyanmarLDC Watch and Myittar Resource Foundation jointly organised a National Consultation here on “Implementation of Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Sustainable...
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The Fair Share ChallengeRushka SthapitThe principal aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global temperature rise to well below 2°C, while pursuing 1.5°C. Whether we are able to achieve this aim depends ...
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Poland, 12 December 2018: Civil Society leaders from MVCs (Most Vulnerable Countries) and LDCs (Least Developed Countries) termed the negotiation outcome frustrating in a press conference held today in the CoP 24 Global Climate Negotiation in Pola...
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May 3, 2018The National Consultation on Implementation of Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) in Mali and its coherence with Agenda 2030, was held in Bamako, Mali on May 3, 2018. The programme was organized by the LDC Watch Focal Point in c...
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Kathmandu, May 30 2018A National Consultation on the “Roles and Responsibilities of Private Sector in Public Services for Achieving SDGs in Nepal” was jointly organised by LDC Watch, South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), ...
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March 22, 2018The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) in its 2018 Triennial Review conducted in March recommended four Least Developed Countries (LDCs), namely Bhutan, Kiribati, São Tomé and Principe, and the Solomon Is...
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16 March 2018Civil Society leaders from the Pacific countries, namely Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, along with the LDC Watch Team, representatives from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Pacific Clima...
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A national consultation on LDC Graduation and Sustainable Development of Bangladesh took place on 27 February 2018at the CIRDARP auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The programme was organized by LDC Watch in collaboration with the National Focal Point...
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Kathmandu, December 29, 2017LDC Watch and its national focal point Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) jointly held a talk programme at RRN Head Office today with the aim of disseminating information among the staff members about the global de...
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Geneva, 26 September 2017Civil society leaders from Least Developed Countries called on rich countries to open up their markets and allow fair and equitable trade opportunities for products from the poor and developing countries.Addr...
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Genève, 27 septembre- Des leaders de la société civile de pays en voie de développement ont appelé les pays riches à ouvrir leurs marchés et à offrir des opportunités commerciales équitables aux produits des pays pauvres et en voie de d...
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The national consultation on Nepal's graduation from LDC category, implementation of Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held on 21 August 2017 in Kathmandu. The main objective of the national consultat...
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Dakar, Senegal21- 22 June 2017The regional consultation of West African LDCs on graduation from LDC Criteria in reference to the IPoA and the Agenda 2030 took place in Dakar, Senegal on 21 and 22nd June 2017. Representatives from CSOs a...
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LDC Watch is going to organise the "Regional Consultation of West African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on Graduation from LDC Category” in Dakar, Senegal on 21-22 June 2017. The regional consultation aims to assess the effective implementati...
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An interview of Mr Gauri Pradhan, International Coordinator of LDC Watch published on the UN-OHRLLS Magazine"15 Years Supporting Vulnerable...
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The fourteenth session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD14) is scheduled to start on 17 July and will be lasting until 22 July in Nairobi, Kenya. The quadrennial Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body of the...
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The LDC Civil Society Forum, as part of the Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (IPoA) has concluded on 28th of May 2016 by submitting the...
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19 December, Nairobi: The conference which was supposed to conclude yesterday 18th has now spilled over to today 19th over contentious issues between the developing and the developed countries mainly the US and EU.The process adopted has be...
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17 December, Nairobi: LDC Watch as part of the global Our World Is Not For Sale network took part in the protest action inside the official venue of the 10th Ministerial Conference (MC10) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).Prerna Bomzan,...
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15 December, Nairobi: LDC Watch is engaging at the 10th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (MC10) in Nairobi, Kenya through the global Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network and the International Trade Union Conference (ITUC).Media ...
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“The final Paris Agreement is a nail in the coffin for justice for LDCs”, said Azeb Girmai, climate lead for LDC Watch, the platform of civil society organisations in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). “We have gradual...
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10 December, Paris: LDC Watch gives its reactions to the text issued on 9 DecemberAzeb Girmai, climate lead LDC Watch (from Ethiopia) said: having studied the sections relating to finance, we find throughout the text that t...
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By Daphne Davies, Dec 9, 2015, Paris,France.In a surprise move developed countries at the Paris Summit, starting with Australia, Canada, France and Germany are starting to come round to the idea of keeping global temperatur...
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3 December, 2015 ParisLoss and damage is a key sticky issue for developed countries during the climate conference negotiations. It is crucial for Least Developed Countries which are suffering the effects of climate change although being the...
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2 December, 2015, ParisThis is how LDC Watch, the umbrella group of civil society organisations in Least Developed Countries, described the donor’s pledge to the LDCF, made at the start of the Summit.While welcoming this finance, i...
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November 22, 2015Campaign for Climate Justice Nepal (CCJN), as the Nepal arm of the Global Campaign to Demand Clim...
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Our year-long advocacy for an indefinite transition period of exemption/waiver to LDCs for pharmaceutical products has now ended with the final deal reached! Please see attached, the statement released by LDC Watch critiquing the weak deal....
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Our year-long advocacy for an indefinite transition period of exemption/waiver to LDCs for pharmaceutical products has now ended with the final deal reached! Please see attached, the statement we have released critiquing the deal....
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LDC Watch calls to the United States for full and unconditional support to the "duly motivated request" of the WTO LDC Group in accordance with Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement. See also:...
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On 2 June 2015, the zero draft was released of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It is available here: ...
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Here’s an update on our advocacy work in relation to the extension of the transition period for LDCs with regard to pharmaceutical products under Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement. As you are aware, ahead of the TRIPS Council meeti...
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LDC Watch was invited to participate in the South Asia Workshop on Financing for Development (FfD) on 7-8 June 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka; co-convened by Regions Refocus 2015, Women and Media Collective, Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre ...
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LDC Watch Events at the World Social Forum/Forum Social Mondial, 24-28 March 2015, TunisDear friends,As you are aware, the World Social Forum (WSF) is scheduled to take place on 24-28 March 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.&nb...
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In recognition of the massive health challenges in LDCs, Paragraph 7 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health accorded LDCs a specific waiver extension concerning “pharmaceutical products” until 1 January 2016. This ext...
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Speakers at a seminar in Katmandu, Nepal on Monday proposed that the least development countries (LDC) along with the developing countries should have been able to exercise their right to ensure food security for their poor people.Though WT...
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Dr. Arjun Karki, International Coordinator of LDC Watch and Mr. Erik Solheim, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) met at the sidelines of the ongoing 2014 Global Perspectives International CSO Leaders' Forum "Driving the Trans...
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The LDC Group and the Africa Group have succeeded to block the entry into force process of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) which was agreed in Bali in December 2013 at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference! This is a first good step forwar...
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Civil society supports G33 ‘right to food’ stance and condemns rich country tacticsCalls for least developed countries package to be passed immediatelyCampaign groups from over 30 countries have condemned the tactics...
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LDC Watch along with other 187 civil society organizations, representing hundreds of millions of members across the globe, urge the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to abandon the negotiations towards a binding agreement on Trade Faci...
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