On the invitation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), the ITTLLDC was invited to speak at the “Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) in North and Central Asia”, which was organized in hybrid form during 7-8 June 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Building on the substantive discussions and outcomes of the previous year, the 2023 Expert Group Meeting on the VPoA Review in North and Central Asia reviewed progress, gaps, and challenges and examined key action areas in transport and energy connectivity and trade facilitation. The EGM facilitated the exchange of expert opinions, best practices, and lessons learned to accelerate progress towards long-term transformation for LLDCs.
ITTLLDC Executive Director Mr. Dulguun Damdin-Od presented his findings on socio-economic, ICT, energy, transport, trade facilitation, and climate change developments and concerns in LLDCs during the session on the “Progress and challenges in implementing the Vienna Programme of Action and emerging risks and priorities”.The outcome of this subregional review will provide inputs to the Euro-Asian Final Review of the Vienna Programme of Action in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2023 and, in turn, to the Third UN Conference on LLDCs in 2024.
