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From The World Academy of Sciences - Deadline 29 March 2024: TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for LDCs

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

19 February 2024: The Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) in Brazil and TWAS offer postdoctoral fellowships to researchers from Least Developed Countries (LDC), in all areas of natural, applied and social sciences.

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TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Least Developed Countries (LDC)

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Ministerial Meeting on South-South Cooperation at LDC5

MTAVARES1 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 - 9:00am

7 March 2023.

A ministerial meeting on South-South cooperation was convened alongside the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to explore concrete, innovative and actionable solutions in support of the deliverables of the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (DPoA). The meeting focused on the theme ‘Renewed partnerships for actionable solutions in support of implementation of the DPoA’. It was organized by United Nations Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (OHRLLS), the State of Qatar (host country) and Malawi (Chair of LDCs), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).

More information and summary here: LDC5: Ministerial Meeting on South-South Cooperation – UNOSSC (unsouthsouth.org)

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South-South Exchange on Preparing Smooth Transition Strategies: Graduating cohort of 2021

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Tuesday, 23 August 2022 - 9:00am to Thursday, 25 August 2022 - 6:00pm

South-South Exchange on Preparing Smooth Transition Strategies: Graduating cohort of 2021 | Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

In 2021, the Committee for Development Policy for the United Nations (CDP) recommended Bangladesh, Lao PDR, and Nepal for graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.

In light of the exceptional circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal were afforded an extended 5-year preparatory period, in place of the standard 3 years. Since this recommendation, the COVID-19 crisis was compounded by the high cost of food and energy as well as financial constraints, further complicating the efforts of the world’s most vulnerable states in achieving sustainable development.

All three countries are expected to use the preparatory period to develop their Smooth Transition Strategies (STS) ensuring that their development momentum is maintained, while preventing any disruptions to their development progress and ensuring the sustainability of their graduation.

Graduating countries will face several challenges, but also opportunities. By enhancing collaboration between each other during the preparation stages, Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal will be able to benefit from these opportunities while developing their strategies. In this context, the UN - through iGRAD (Sustainable Graduation Support Facility), a country-led, partnership-based global platform offered through the Inter-agency Task Force on LDC graduation (IATF) - is providing integrated capacity-building support in the form of policy and technical advisory and financial support, as recognized in the Doha Programme of Action. It will contribute to smooth transition and sustainable graduation of Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal. This South-South-Exchange workshop is one of the many modalities being offered via iGRAD through the IATF. It is expected to re-energize the STS preparation process, learn from the industry/sector experts, share ideas amongst each other, and devise some common guidelines for transition.

Government officials and key stakeholders from the private sector, academia, research institutes, think tanks and civil society, at the technical level, who would directly work on formulating and drafting the STS in their respective countries are expected to attend the event alongside representatives from RCOs, DESA, ESCAP, OHRLLS, and other relevant UN agencies. The workshop is being funded by DESA as a contribution to iGRAD and through its Project “New assistance measures for graduating LDCs”, supported by the UN Peace and Development Fund.

Objectives:

Discuss common challenges of graduation and identify pathways to address them collaboratively in devising the STS.
Identify key international support for the Smooth Transition Strategies of each country and devise plans for advocacy.
Advocate jointly and separately for effective international support for the implementation of national Smooth Transition Strategies.

Key deliverables:

Working papers or presentations on key challenge areas for graduating LDCs.
Accumulation of views from policymakers, private sector, development partners, academia, and CSOs on graduation related challenges and recommendations to overcome them in their respective country context.
STS processes of the graduating cohort of 2021.
Common advocacy points for the Fifth UN Conference on LDCs (LDC5) Part Two (to be held in Doha in March 2023).

Launch of Good Practices in South-South & Triangular Cooperation in Least Developed Countries, 16 March 2022

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, 16 March 2022 - 9:00am

The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) will jointly launch the “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the least Developed Countries: From the Istanbul Programme of Action to Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Development” publication. This special volume has a particular focus on LDCs, mapping and sharing around 80 good practices relevant to the implementation of the SDGs as well as the IPoA priorities in these countries while spotlighting the role of South-South cooperation in supporting sustainable development. This publication aims to demonstrate the potential of South-South cooperation in LDCs to attain the objectives of supporting national and regional development efforts, strengthening institutional and technical capacities and improving the exchange of experience and know-how. The publication aims to facilitate and promote peer and cross-regional learning and collective efforts among LDCs and their development partners in addressing LDCs’ special development challenges and building resilience.

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From the UN Technology Bank: Scholarships for LDC Students to the International Design Education Program 2022 is open from January 26 to February 28

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:25:00 +0000

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UN Technology Bank, World Eco-Design Conference, Zheijang University

The 2022 application period to the International Design Education (IDE) Program is open from January 26 to February 28, 2022. Aiming to provide educational support to the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs), scholarship opportunities are provided to students of the LDCs. Eligible students who hold Bachelor’s degrees can submit an online application here (External link) with supporting documents. Upon review process, selected students will be granted scholarships. Students who successfully complete the Program will be conferred with a Master’s degree in industrial design engineering by Zhejiang University.

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Fourth South-South Dialogue on LDCs and Development: Reinforcing the multilateral trading system for development (WTO)

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:40:00 +0000

Thursday, 16 September 2021 - 8:00pm to Friday, 17 September 2021 - 6:00pm

Fourth South-South Dialogue on LDCs and Development: Reinforcing the multilateral trading system for development (WTO)

WTO: Fourth South-South Dialogue on LDCs and Development - Reinforcing the multilateral trading system for development

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Thursday, 16 September 2021 - 9:00am to Friday, 17 September 2021 - 6:00pm

WTO | The Fourth South-South Dialogue on LDCs and Development

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From the WTO: China renews its contribution to the LDC and Accessions Programme

MTAVARES1 — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000

1 December 2020. The government of China has pledged to renew its contribution of USD 500,000 (CHF 451,500) to the WTO’s Least Developed Countries and Accessions Programme (also known as the China Programme). The China Programme aims to enable LDCs to better integrate into the global economy by strengthening their participation in WTO activities and helping those not yet members join the Organization. It provides financing to support

WTO accessions internships
WTO accessions round table meetings
LDCs’ participation in WTO meetings
South-South Dialogue on LDCs and Development
LDCs Trade Policy Review Follow-up Workshops

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