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Food and nutrition

The number of chronically undernourished people in least developed countries rose to over 246 million in 2014

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Energy

People living in Small Island Developing States use less than a third of the energy used by people in high-income countries

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Education

Only 43% of children in least developed countries attend secondary school

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Trade

It takes twice as long for landlocked developing countries to import and export goods than neighbouring countries due to distance, delays in transit, customs and border controls

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Bangladesh. photo by Connecting Communities

Technology

Only 10% of those living in the 48 least developed countries receive high-speed internet connection

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Gender equality

Extremely limited access to assets such as land and capital, and the persistence of violence against women and girls, continues to challenge progress towards gender equality in least developed countries

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Aerial View of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Biodiversity

At least 90 per cent of the bird species that have become extinct in the last 400 years were island-dwellers

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UN-OHRLLS assists 92 vulnerable countries with a combined population of 1.1 billion people

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Vulnerable countries highlighted in discussions on Sustainable Development Goals in New York

The path to sustainable development for countries in special situations was highlighted at the United Nations High-Level Political forum in New York this week.

At a panel debate, moderated by Gyan Chandra Acharya, Under Secretary-General and High-Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Islands Developing States, speakers introduced specific challenges for vulnerable country groups such as multidimensional poverty, the effects of climate change, the provision of health and education services and resilience building. Read more…

World Ocean’s Day, 8 June 2016