UN General Assembly
2024

The Lao PDR is of the view that one of the main obstacles to implementing the SDGs is insufficient funding. As such, there is an urgent need to reform international financial architecture through the collaboration among the UN Development system, Development Partners and the International Financial Institutions while promoting the participation of the developing countries in international economic decision-making, norm-setting and global economic governance. Currently, it is our view that the UN Development system, at all levels, must enhance its role in cooperating with and providing support to the member states, especially the Least Developed Countries, Land-locked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, in order to help tackle their special needs and challenges.