Powerful introduction by USG courtenay rattray of UN-OHRLLS at the #LDCFutureForum in Helsinki: we need to change the development trajectory of Least Developed Countries. Great Bob Marley quote: “When the root is strong, the fruit is sweet.” Vaccine inequality makes the fruit bitter.
Great for @oecd_centre to be part of this inspiring #LDCFutureForum & share findings from our work on production transformation & developement in transition to inform LDC5 Conference in Doha
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Depuis hier je prends part au #LDCFutureForum à Helsinki. Une occasion d’unir les intelligences pour accroître l’atteinte des ODD. J’y présenterai un papier sur l’impact d’une réforme de la TVA sur les inégalités de genre et la sécurité alimentaire au Burkina Faso.
“It’s moments of intense disruption like that this that really help us shape the future.” Barbara Humpton Barbara Humpton predicts the future of #digitaltools and the #metaverse . #disruption #glocal #ad bit.ly/3yNyzAo
The distributive effects of the envisaged tax reforms in #BurkinaFaso are negative and would increase gender inequality, explains Mamboundou Pierre #LDCFutureForum #SDG17 #SDG5 un.org/ldc5/ldc-futur… Université de La Réunion
#LDCFutureForum . Jaime de Melo (FERDI,Univ. Geneva) on the Trade Facilitation Agreement #TFA : estimates of reduction in time at customs for the United Nations’ vulnerable economies. ferdi.fr/en/events/ldc-…
NEW POST: Daniel Gay calls for a move out of the mainstream when considering international support for the least developed countries, drawing on lessons from developmentalist and structuralist traditions.
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MFA Pekka Haavisto and Rabab Fatima Courtenay Rattray opening #LDCFutureForum , a multi stakeholder forum working on the next 10 year program for LDC development. Suomen YK-liitto
Pleased to attend 1st #LDCFutureForum #helsinki under USG E.@Courtenay Rattray, #UN_OHRLLS Great discussions between Academics, Diplomats, NGOs, Women, Youth, Private sector,...on fighting poverty, climate change, development, education,...in #LDCS in preparation of #LDC5 #Doha
#LDCFutureForum : Timely discussions on;social protection, innovation, sustainable financing 4 development in #LDCs
We thank organizers UN-OHRLLS UNU-WIDER SDSN & Finnish Government
#LeaveNoOneBehind #LDC5
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What are the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) & Why do they continue to lag behind? Daniel Gay looks at alternatives to the mainstream view on LDCs:
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Pleased to meet H.E Mr Pekka Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland in the margins of #LDCFutureForum October 5 to 7th, 2021 #helsinki .
Forum sur l'avenir des PMA | UN-OHRLLS, UNU-WIDER, SDSN #LDCFutureForum . Session 'Setting the Stage for the Future of LDCs' . 💡📺 youtube.com/embed/I8nrx_Vs…
Thanks for the great event #LDCfutureforum ! I could not agree more with Rabab Fatima Perks Ligoya that 'Social protection is not a cost, it is an investment'.
Closing plenary of #LDCFutureForum in Helsinki
Professor Jefferey Sachs hits the bulls eye - bridging the financing gap of development finance.
Ricardo Santos shares results of recent IGMozambique study on horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique at the #LDCFutureForum session starting soon.
Join us here: bit.ly/2ZUIg1z
See full WIDER Working Paper 👉🏾 bit.ly/3BgBhhr
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Interesting discussion coming in #Helsinki : How #innovation and emerging digital tehcnologies can help in achievement of #SDGs especially in #LDCs . #LDCFutureForum
Today I am proud to launch the #LDCFutureForum .
Because we desperately need fresh thinking for new ways of addressing old problems for the Least Developed Countries.
Fresh thinking for technological advancement.
Fresh thinking to realise the development aspirations of LDCs.