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UN Secretary-General emphasizes solidarity for landlocked developing countries

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Stronger international solidarity for structural transformation and integration
Need for financing, transport infrastructure, transit facilitation and debt relief

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World leaders at the Third UN Conference called for stronger international solidarity to support landlocked developing countries’ transformation and integration.
Speakers urged more transport infrastructure, transit corridors and use of existing international instruments to enable smoother transit.
Participants highlighted the need for adequate financing, effective partnerships and urgent debt alleviation.
Experts and ministers stressed harnessing science, technology, AI and climate-smart agriculture as development tools.

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AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (8 August) — As the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries concluded today, world leaders highlighted the need for stronger international solidarity to support those countries’ structural transformation, industrialization, economic diversification and full integration into the regional and global economy. AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (7 August) — Amid calls from landlocked developing countries for more transportation infrastructure and transit corridors, one speaker at this morning’s round-table discussion at the Third Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries encouraged those countries to use existing international instruments to enable smoother transit. AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (7 August) — Achieving sustainable development requires adequate financing and effective partnerships, speakers heard at the final round-table discussion at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries today, as many spotlighted the urgent need to alleviate the crushing burden of debt. AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (6 August) — Speakers from around the world today emphasized that integrating landlocked developing countries into the global economy will benefit everyone, as the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries held its second round-table discussion on the theme “Seizing the transformative potential of trade, trade facilitation and regional integration for landlocked developing countries”. AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (6 August) — “There are no natural disasters; all disasters are human-induced,” underscored an expert at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries today. AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (5 August) — Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan and President of the Conference, will make opening remarks as the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries begins this morning in Awaza, Turkmenistan. AWAZA, TURKMENISTAN (5 August) — From climate-smart agriculture to ethical use of artificial intelligence, landlocked developing countries must harness science, technology and innovation as development tools, experts and ministers underscored at the first round-table discussion of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks at the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Development Countries, in Awaza, Turkmenistan, today:

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