Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries to Start 'New Decade of Delivery'

Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries to Start 'New Decade of Delivery'

Awaza, Turkmenistan -- As the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) concludes today (Friday, August 8) in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with the adoption of the Awaza Political Declaration and the formal endorsement of the Awaza Programme of Action (2024-2034), there is optimism that LLDCs are finally at the dawn of a new era.

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, the President of the UN General Assembly, at the Opening Ceremony of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries

5 August 2025 Awaza, Turkeministan Your Excellency, Mr. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Ms. Rabab Fatima, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to be here in Awaza, to address the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. We appreciate the…

Landlocked Developing Countries Have Special Needs. Can the UN Help Them?

Landlocked Developing Countries Have Special Needs. Can the UN Help Them?