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LDC Group and Bureau

The Group of LDCs, currently chaired by the , actively promotes and protects LDCs interests in implementing the Programme of Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This advocacy takes place through relevant conferences, meetings and other intergovernmental and non-governmental processes.

Guided by its core mandate, OHRLLS supports the work of the Group of LDCs by undertaking research and analytical work as required by the Chair and Group members. The global coordination Bureau of LDCs, led by the Chair, defends the interest of LDCs and articulates their priorities in various conferences, meetings and other intergovernmental processes through declarations, statements, position papers and other forms of interventions.

The Group of LDCs meets every year at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the margins of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly. LDC Ministers adopt an annual declaration that determines the Group¡¯s priorities in the General Assembly and other global intergovernmental fora.

Global Coordination Bureau for the LDC Group

Chair

The Gambia

H.E. Mr. Lamin B. Dibba

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations

gambia_un@hotmail.com

Vice Chairs

Angola

H.E. Mr. Francisco Jos¨¦ da Cruz

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations

AMission@angolaun.org

Bangladesh

H.E. Ms. Irene Zubaida Khan

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations

mission.nypm@mofa.gov.bd

Cambodia

H.E. Mr. Chhea Keo

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations

cambodia@un.int

Sudan

H.E. Mr. Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations

sudan@sudanmission.org