Productive capacities and structural transformation – On the road to LDC V, Group of the Least Developed Countries, Ambassadorial-level retreat

The objectives of the retreat are as follows:

• To assess the progress achieved by the LDCs in the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action (2011–2020) in key areas within the mandate of UNCTAD;
• To share findings of UNCTAD’s work on LDCs of relevance to the LDC V process;
• To present UNCTAD’s Productive Capacities Index, as it applies to LDCs; and
• To identify issues and priorities for action by LDCs, in view of the preparation for LDC V and of the negotiation of the plan of action (PoA) for the coming decade.