Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Awaza, Turkmenistan — “Progress towards gender equality and equity remains uneven and far too slow. One in four women in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) live in extreme poverty, and this is nearly 75 million women,” said Rabab Fatima, Secretary-General of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3 ongoing in Awaza, Turkmenistan….

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Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries’ Group to Negotiate Way Out of Agricultural Catastrophe

Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries’ Group to Negotiate Way Out of Agricultural Catastrophe

Awaza, Turkmenistan — Agriculture is a critical sector in landlocked developing countries, as more than half (55 percent) of the population is employed in the agriculture sector – significantly higher than the global average of 25 per cent. As such, the deterioration of food security in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) is an unfolding catastrophe. There…

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Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Africa: Landlocked Nations ‘Invisible to Much of the World’ – UN Trade and Development Chief

Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain among the poorest – and most overlooked. At a major UN conference underway this week in Awaza, Turkmenistan, calls are growing to tackle the high trade costs, investment gaps and growing digital divide that continue to hold these countries…

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Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Africa: UN Chief – Trade Corridors, Connectivity Vital for Landlocked Nations’ Future

ADDIS ABABA – Trade corridors, streamlined transit systems, and deeper regional integration are essential lifelines for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said. He made the remark recently at the opening of the Third UN Conference on LLDCs (LLDC3) in Awaza, Turkmenistan. In his address, Guterres urged world leaders to rethink global…

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Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Africa: Equal Footing – Building Pathways for Landlocked Developing Countries to Participate in Global Economy

Awaza, Turkmenistan — Heads of State, ministers, investors and grassroots leaders are gathered in Awaza on Turkmenistan’s Caspian coast for a once-in-a-decade UN conference aimed at rewiring the global system in support of 32 landlocked developing countries whose economies are often ‘locked out’ of opportunity due to their lack of access to the sea. Geography…

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Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Africa: Geography Shouldn’t Define Destiny – UN Summit On Landlocked Nations Opens in Turkmenistan

Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General António Guterres said at its opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, on Tuesday. Urging global leaders to rethink development for landlocked nations, the UN chief declared: “We gather today to reaffirm a fundamental truth:…

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Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons

Africa: Spotlight On Landlocked Developing Countries Ahead of Third UN Conference

Nairobi — Landlocked developing countries face a unique set of challenges. Without coastal ports, they rely on transit nations, causing higher trade costs and delays. To explore solutions to these complex hurdles, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) or LLDC3, will take place in Awaza, Turkmenistan, 5-8 August 2025. May Yaacoub, LLDC3…

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