Least Developed Countries

The least developed countries (LDCs) is a list of developing countries that, according to the United Nations, exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. The concept of LDCs originated in the late 1960s and the first group of LDCs was listed by the UN in its resolution 2768 (XXVI) of 18 November 1971.A country is classified among the Least Developed Countries if it meets three criteria: Poverty – adjustable criterion based on GNI per capita averaged over three years. As of 2018 a country must have GNI …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 July 2024 English

IISD provides insights on aspects of World Trade Organization (WTO) members' plastics that have created friction with trading partners and suggests recommendations for the adoption of such policies in the …

Results showed no concerns were raised by least developed countries. 2 Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

A group of 90 World Trade Organization (WTO) members are negotiating a new global agreement on e-commerce rules at the WTO. After close to 7 years of discussions, they are …

particularly for developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs), this paper is a deep dive into


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 July 2024

Economic and Social Council,00Excellencies,00Distinguished delegates,00African countries, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries face severe challenges which threaten sustainable development


CSE: Centre for Science and Environment · 10 July 2024 English

• At the end of the year, the importer will declare the emissions of products imported and surrender an equivalent number of certificates to the authorities. [...] The UNFCCC defines …

earlier discussions on exempting the least developed countries (LDCs) from the mechanism, no such provisions exporting developing countries. Exempt least developed countries from tax burden The EU must commit to their citizens. This should apply to least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states


APO: Asian Productivity Organization · 5 July 2024 English

It aims to scrutinize the adoption and impact of advanced technologies, such as IoT and AI, focusing on their influence on productivity, sustainability, and the diverse challenges and opportunities in …

machine-based system is challenging for least-developed countries. Providing services by combining computer-based


ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 3 July 2024 English

ERIA Research Project Report FY2024, No. 04

Development Country LDCs Least Developed Countries LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund LUCF Land Use Change for Lao PDR, including GEF projects and Least Developed Countries Fund projects. Since 2010, GEF has begun


World Bank Group · 27 June 2024 English

Starting in the late 1990s, digitally advanced countries began developing comprehensive strategies and implementing vital regulations to safeguard national infrastructure against the perpetual escalation of malicious cyber operations. This policy …

World Bank Partnership Facility LDC Least Developed Countries METI Ministry of Economy, Trade and a series of special programs for the Least Developed Countries (LDC), Landlocked Developing Countries launched the Enhancing Cybersecurity in Least Developed Countries project to support LDCs in strengthening


World Bank Group · 27 June 2024 Korean

Starting in the late 1990s, digitally advanced countries began developing comprehensive strategies and implementing vital regulations to safeguard national infrastructure against the perpetual escalation of malicious cyber operations. This policy …

Korea World Bank Partnership Facility LDC Least Developed Countries METI Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Telecommunication Union, ITU)에서도 최빈국(Least Developed Countries), 내륙 개발도상국(Landlocked Developing Countries) ‘최빈국 사이버보안 강화(Enhancing Cybersecurity in Least Developed Countries)’ 프로젝트가 추진되었다. 개발도상국에서의 CIP의 중요성은 다음과


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 26 June 2024 English

This paper uses Bayesian Model Averaging techniques to explore the relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth and finds that per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon dioxide emissions …

explanation for this result is that least-developed countries are typically largely agricultural and


World Bank Group · 26 June 2024 Portuguese

small island developing States and least developed countries. 14.a.1 Proportion of total research budget


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