The UN officials and international leaders were all praise for Qatar while hailing the country’s hosting of Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), which concluded in Doha on Thursday.
While addressing the closing session, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi and current Chair of the Group of LDCs noted that Qatar is an amazing host and the efforts by the country made the conference fruitful and productive. “Qatar not only hosted the conference, but also made valuable contributions both in terms of the ideas and financial assistance,” he noted.
As many as 5,000 participants attended LDC5, including 47 heads of state or government and 130 ministers and vice-ministers. They called for developed countries to urgently provide the most vulnerable countries with the assistance they need to drive socio-economic and environmental development.
Corporate leaders together with civil society, youth and other partners shared plans, innovations, and recommendations in several areas: from enhancing the participation of LDCs in international trade and regional integration to addressing climate change, strengthening global partnerships, supporting graduation, and leveraging the power of science, technology and innovation.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed and UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Rabab Fatima also hailed Qatar for being a wonderful host. She also praised Qatar’s efforts while hoping that the adoption of Doha Political Declaration will have positive impacts on the lives of 1.2bn people who live in the LDCs.
Dr Lazarus Chakwera at the closing session.
