Project for least developed, landlocked and island developing countries

Project title:

Final review of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s

• About the project
• Meetings and workshops
• Publications

About the project

Duration of the project:

November 1998 - June 2001

Objectives:

To review the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s at the national, regional and international levels; identify the constraints and impediments in the implementation of programmes; recommend measures and actions to support the efforts of these countries; and present the regional views on finance for development, social issues, external trade and infrastructure at the global review.

Participating countries:

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tuvalu.

Outcome:

Meetings and workshops

• Expert group meeting to review the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s at the national, regional and international levels and to identify the constraints and impediments in the implementation of programmes,
  Bangkok, November 1999.
• High-level seminar to recommend measures and actions to support the efforts of these countries, and to present the regional views on finance for development, social issues, external trade and infrastructure at the global review,
  Dhaka, November 2001.

Publications

• Review of implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s; Asia and the Pacific and subregional studies (South Asia, South-East Asia, Pacific Region). Least Developed Countries Series, No.4, 2001 (ST/ESCAP/2084) and No.5, 2000 (ST/ESCAP/2121)

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