UN General Assembly
2021

The least-developed countries (LDCs) are the most vulnerable group of countries even in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. They should be freed from the dehumanizing conditions of poverty and underdevelopment. LDCs and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) need reliable and sustainable financing, partnerships and technology transfer so as to overcome their structural impediments and benefit from globalization. As both an LDC and LLDC, Nepal’s structural challenges are unique. We see our plan to graduate from the category of LDC countries by 2026 as an opportunity to bring about structural transformation and make our long-held national aspiration to graduation smooth, sustainable and irreversible. We look to the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, to be held in Doha early next year, as an important opportunity to renew the bonds of international partnership. It must build on the unfinished business of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020, with a commitment to enhancing the level of support for graduating countries.