Doha: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday arrived Doha , Qatar to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC),
Before departure he said that he would share Pakistan’s perspective on the socio-economic challenges faced by the LDCs in Asia and Africa, when he addresses the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC).
The five-day UN conference, starting today to deliberate upon the steps for accelerating sustainable development in the least developed countries, and helping them to progress on the road to prosperity.
PM Shehbaz, who is participating in the moot on the invitation of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani, said that the LDCs had been badly affected by climate change, post-pandemic and geo-strategic disruption in food and energy supply chains.
“These global events have left them vulnerable. LDCs will be better served by putting welfare of people at the center of public policy,” the premier wrote on Twitter.
PM Shehbaz Sharif will address the summit tomorrow (Monday). He will hold bilateral meetings with participating leaders and heads of delegation on the sidelines of the conference.
Sheikh Thani will hold a reception in the honour of the dignitaries attending the UN conference. Meanwhile, the global leaders will mobilise additional international support measures and action in favour of the LDCs and agree on a renewed partnership between the LDCs and their development partners.
Pakistan has been playing a leading role at the UN platforms to amplify the collective voice of the Global South to promote sustainable development worldwide.
During 2022, in its capacity as chair of the Group of 77 and China, Pakistan actively supported the efforts of LDCs and Qatar in securing the adoption of Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries by consensus and its endorsement by the UN General Assembly.
