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Awaza, 5 August 2025 – The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) opened today in Awaza, Turkmenistan, bringing together global leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders under the theme "Driving Progress through Partnerships".

This landmark event aims to address the unique challenges faced by the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), home to over 600 million people, and accelerate sustainable development through enhanced cooperation, trade facilitation, and infrastructure investment.

A Call for Global Solidarity to Overcome Inequality

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres set the tone in his opening speech, highlighting the urgent need for collective action: “Despite representing 7 per cent of the world’s population, LLDCs account for just over one per cent of the global economy and trade – a stark example of deep inequalities that perpetuate marginalization. These inequalities are not inevitable,” emphasizing that “this conference is not about obstacles. It is about solutions. It is about launching a new decade of ambition – through the Awaza Programme of Action and its deliverables – and fully unlocking the development potential of landlocked developing countries.”

“The United Nations is proud to stand with you in this effort,” he said.

His Excellency Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, reinforced this commitment to global solidarity during his speech at the LLDC3 Opening Ceremony.

Emphasizing the importance of environmental stewardship in economic development, he stated:

“We proceed from the necessity of aligning all economic activity with environmental standards. The essence of our environmental policy is to “tune” the economic system in such a way that the production sphere is not a rival to nature, but its ally and support.”

A Decade of Action: The Awaza Programme of Action (APoA) Sets the Path Forward

Adopted by consensus by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2024, the Awaza Programme of Action (APoA) 2024–2034 provides a bold, forward-looking blueprint to tackle structural barriers in trade, infrastructure, climate resilience, and financing. Key deliverables include:

• Establishment of Regional Agricultural Research Hubs to strengthen food security;
• Launch of an Infrastructure Investment Finance Facility to mobilize critical funding;
• Creation of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Freedom of Transit;
• Implementation of a dedicated WTO Work Programme for LLDCs;
• Development of a UNFCCC Negotiating Body to advance trade and climate resilience.

Ms. Rabab Fatima, Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UNOHRLLS) and Secretary-General of LLDC3, underscored the need to shift the narrative surrounding LLDCs, saying that “for too long, LLDCs have been defined by the barriers of geography - remoteness, inaccessibility, and borders that do not open to the sea. But that is only part of the story.”

She emphasized that while these countries may be landlocked, they are not opportunity locked. “Geography must not dictate their destiny. These are countries rich in resources, resilience, and ambition,” she noted.

Reflecting on the theme of the Conference - “Driving Progress through Partnerships” - Ms. Fatima highlighted a new era of cooperation and inclusion. She stressed that LLDCs should no longer be seen as isolated or constrained, but rather as fully integrated partners in the global economy, with the potential to contribute meaningfully to shared prosperity.

Key Highlights of LLDC3: Multistakeholder Engagement for Impact

• High-Level Roundtables: Five thematic discussions on trade, infrastructure, climate resilience, and financing.
• Multistakeholder Forums: Youth, Women Leaders, Private Sector, and Parliamentarian tracks to amplify diverse voices.
• Special Initiatives: Launch of the LLDC Global Business Network and South-South Cooperation Ministerial Meeting.

About LLDC3

The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to mobilize international support for the 32 LLDCs, whose geographic isolation hampers their growth. Hosted by Turkmenistan, LLDC3 will drive implementation of the Awaza Programme of Action and accelerate sustainable development through 2034.

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• May Yaacoub | LLDC3 Spokesperson, Head of Advocacy and Outreach, UNOHRLLS | yaacoubm@un.org
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