Thematic review: Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world – how it affects countries in special situations: LDCs and LLDC. It will also discuss special challenges of MICs

The 2030 Agenda calls for leaving no one behind and reaching the furthest behind first. Its success will therefore ultimately be measured against the progress made by those who are currently the most disadvantaged, a disproportionately large number of whom live in countries in special situations, or in pockets of deprivation in middle income countries, making the efforts being made to address the needs of the most vulnerable populations within these countries of vital importance to all. Through a moderated panel discussion and interaction from the floor, this session will address the challenges and opportunities faced by least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), middle-income countries (MICs), and countries in conflict and post-conflict situations in aligning their existing national priorities and plans to the SDGs, and in achieving progress toward the goals under review.

Proposed Guiding Questions

What actions and policies have proven successful in increasing resilience and addressing the impacts of climate change, natural disasters, conflict, and displacement on countries in special situations?
How are governments working to address the underlying social and economic root causes of distress migration that potentially lead to conflict?
What technologies, innovations, and data collection tools have been effective so far for countries in special situations in monitoring and follow-up of the SDGs?

Presiding Officer:

H.E. Mr. Cristián Barros Melet, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations, Vice-president of Economic and Social Council

Moderator:

Dr. Swarnim Wagle, National Planning Commission, Nepal

Panellist:

H.E. Ms. Amira Gornass, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security
Ms. Farah Kabir, Country Director Action Aid, Bangladesh
Mr. Nikhil Seth, Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Lead discussant:

H.E. Mr. Masu Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
Ms. Larysa Belskaya, Head of Directorate General for Multilateral Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of Belarus
H.E. Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations

Interactive discussion