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| | Reunión: | Tercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Países Menos Adelantados | | Fecha: | 14-20 de mayo de 2001 | | Ciudad: | Bruselas |
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[Sólo en inglés]
The Third UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries was attended by some 6,500 participants from 193 countries, NGOs and specialized agencies, the Conference issued a political declaration in which Governments committed themselves to the eradication of poverty in the world´s poorest countries. It also adopted a programme of action for the next decade that addresses development assistance, debt cancellation, and private investment in the 49 least developed countries (LDCs).
Before the Conference, 46 of the 49 LDCs prepared national programmes of action in which they committed themselves to policy actions and reform in support of poverty era dication. This demonstrated the LDCs sense of ownership of the development process and their determination to seek solutions to their problems.
Following is a list of some of the Conference´s achievements:
Debt: Commitments by development partners to reduce the debt burden of LDCs by accepting to untie aid, provide adequate financial resources for the speedy and full implementation of the enhanced heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) initiative; provide debt relief to post-conflict countries under the enhanced HIPC;
Trade: Development partners agreed (1) to work towards the objective of duty-free and quota-free access for all LDC products, (2) to provide assistance to LDCs to ensure that their products are of high quality and are conform to international standards, (3) to make accession to the World Trade Organization a less costly process.
A noteworthy achievement linked to the Conference is the European Union´s Everything But Arms initiative, which grants free access to European markets to all LDC products except arms; Investment and infrastructure: development partners agreed to facilitate public and private investment to help LDCs take advantage of these new market opportunities. They also expressed their intention to support LDCs in the development of renewable and clean energy sources, as well clean energy technologies in compliance with international agreements.
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