Qatar has welcomed the adoption of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) for the decade 2022-2031 by consensus. The DPoA adoption in the first part of the conference, an important achievement, would contribute to adding positive momentum to the preparations for holding the second part of the conference, which the State of Qatar aspires to host from March 5-9, 2023.
This came in the statement with which by Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani concluded the work of the first part of the LDC5, which was held at the UN headquarters in New York under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
She stated that the DPoA adoption clearly shows the political will and spirit of solidarity to support the least developed countries, especially in light of the exceptional challenges facing these countries and the need for enhanced global partnerships to support sustainable development in them.
Also, she expressed Qatar’s appreciation to the Least Developed Countries Group represented by President of the Republic of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera for the important and valuable role during the DPoA preparations.