UNCTAD participation at High-level meeting on the follow-up to the 2nd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries

2 – 4 June 2015

Livingstone, Zambia

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The Landlocked Developing Countries, transit developing partners, development partners and other UN member states will be meeting to consult on practical measures to translate the Vienna agreement into tangible deliverables and actions.

UNCTAD's participation:

Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD will deliver a statement at the Opening session: Importance of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of LLDCs in the Decade 2014-2024
Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD, will participate as a panellist in Session 1: Structural economic transformation in LLDCs
Mr. Poul Hansen, Economic Affairs Officer, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD, will participate as a panellist in Session 2: International trade, trade facilitation and fundamental transit policy issues

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