International Think Tank for LLDC and UNITAR sign MOU
SocietyUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. The International Think Tank for
Landlocked Developing Countries (ITT LLDC) and the United Nations Institute for
Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on
strengthening human resource capacity of LLDCs on 17 June 2022 in Geneva.
Ms. Gerelmaa Davaasuren, Ambassador and Permanent
Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva, participated in the signing ceremony and delivered
remarks highlighting that the LLDCs need strengthened support from all
stakeholders to overcome the implications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and
the current situation in Europe which have further exacerbated complex
challenges already faced by LLDCs.
She also highlighted the contributions of the Government of
Mongolia to advocating for the needs and interests of the LLDCs in multilateral
fora. A concrete example of such efforts of Mongolia was the idea of
establishing the ITT LLDC and today Mongolia hosts the think tank and has been
continuously supporting the think tank.
Officials of the Office of the UN High Representative for
the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island
Developing States, and Permanent Representatives of the LLDS in Geneva attended
the ceremony.
There are 32 LLDCs out of 44 landlocked countries in the
world. LLDCs face complex challenges including remoteness to international
markets, long distances from the seaports and transit problems, reliance on
transit neighboring countries for international trade, high trade costs, high
dependence on international trade and commodities. They account for less than 1
percent of global trade.
Source: mfa.gov.mn