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LLDCs Financing for Developing Dialogue at the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up

Background: From Awaza to Sevilla

Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) continue to face structural constraints linked to geography. Without direct access to the sea, 32 LLDCs, home to more than 600 million people, depend on extended transit routes and multiple border crossings to access global markets. Trade costs remain significantly higher than for coastal developing countries, infrastructure gaps persist, and many LLDCs face heightened debt vulnerabilities and climate risks.

Through resolution 79/233 adopting the Awaza Programme of Action (2024–2034), the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to explore the feasibility of a dedicated Infrastructure Investment and Financing Facility (IIFF) for LLDCs and to report to the General Assembly at its eightieth session. Subsequently, paragraph 33 (b) of the Sevilla Commitment invites the international community to explore the establishment of such a facility.

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development provides an opportunity to engage Member States and partners in a structured discussion on possible approaches, institutional modalities, and areas of focus for a potential IIFF. The objective is to gather views on how best to address transport infrastructure financing challenges specific to LLDCs within the broader framework of the renewed global financing for development agenda.

Expected Outcomes

Gather substantive input from Member States and partners on political appetite, preferred areas of focus, and potential institutional modalities for a possible IIFF; identify questions and options to inform the Secretary-General’s forthcoming report to the General Assembly at its eightieth session.

Documents

• Concept Note

Organizers

Jointly organized by UN OHRLLS, Armenia, and the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries, in partnership with interested transit countries, multilateral development banks, and United Nations entities.