in collaboration with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)
About this session
Organized in collaboration with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries,Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) , this high-level event of Ministers and Ambassadors from Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) will share success stories as well as measures and priorities to boost foreign investment in LLDCs.
Issues for the debate
- Successful initiatives that have attracted investment and diversified economic activities in LLDCs
- Policies, strategies and investment promotion practices that can help LLDCs attract more quality investment
- Priority actions to include in the Midterm Review of the Vienna Programme of Action
Speakers
Ms. Isabelle Durant
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Ms. Gladys Mutangadura
Senior Programme Officer on behalf of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
H.E. Mr. Juan Esteban Aguirre Martínez
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
H.E. Professor Mthuli Ncube
Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Zimbabwe
H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Fabiano
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Malawi
H.E. Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Ms. Dorothy Ng’ambi Tembo
Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre