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Press Release 08 May 2023 On 4 May 2023, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTBLDC) co-organized a joint side event on the margins of the eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to underscore the role of marine science to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and support¡­

The 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals will take place from the 03 to 04 of May 2023 and is organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. The UN Technology Bank's Acting Managing Director, Dr. Taffere Tesfachew, will speak at the¡­

29 March 2023 / Amelia U. Santos-Paulino and Kee Hwee Wee Tweet ASEAN least developed countries have attracted 2 to 5 times more FDI in the last decade. Investment facilitation played an important role in attracting foreign direct investment in these countries. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) least developed countries (i.e. Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) have increased remarkably in the¡­

(Extracted from OHRLLS Press Release - 09 March) The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) that took place in Doha, Qatar from the 05 to 09 March brought together member states, participants from the private sector and civil society in LDCs, as well as relevant UN representatives to discuss and commit to measures to deliver on the Doha Programme of Action. This ten-year plan aims to manifest a new generation of¡­

Press Release 08 March 2023 On 6 March 2023, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, and the Acting Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTBLDC), Dr. Taffere Tesfachew, formally launched a new partnership between the two organizations on the margins of the second part of the 5 th United Nations Conference on the Least Developing Countries¡­

#LDC5 is just a few days away and the UN Technology Bank team is getting ready! In Doha the UN Technology Bank will join the Parliamentary Forum, the High-Level Roundtable session, a side event organized by the Government of Bangladesh and a side event jointly organized by the Governments of Portugal, Angola and Cabo Verde, S?o Tom¨¦ and Pr¨ªncipe, and Timor-Leste. The UN Technology Bank will organize 4 side events: 1 High-Level side event¡­

To apply, please follow the application guide and instructions. Gebze/Ningbo/Guangzhou - The 2023 application period to the 3 rd intake of the International Design Education (IDE) Program is open from 21 December 2022 to 15 April 2023, 11:00 am EST. The IDE Program is in its 3 rd edition after its great success in admissions and industrial design talents cultivation in the past 2 years. Eligible students from the 46 least developed countries¡­

Statement by Ms. Federica Irene Falomi, Economic Affairs Officer 29 November 2022, Geneva Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, First, let me thank you for inviting the UN Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries to this important Conference and for the opportunity to share with you some perspectives on the role and work of the UN Technology Bank. The 46 least developed countries are low-income¡­

15 November 2022 / Aarathi Krishnan Tweet Since COVID-19 upended our world two years ago, many spoke of a ¡®new normal¡¯ - the advent of new governance mechanisms, new approaches - as a lesson learnt of how existing systems were not fit for the types of global shocks the world was experiencing. Two years later, we are now at the precipice of uncertainty. What we are going to be facing in the next decades - is not anything we have experienced before¡­

The UN Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries and The Network of African Science Academies partnered to strengthen and establish academies of sciences in African least developed countries (LDCs). The Angola Academy of Science was established in December 2020 to support and advise the government in directing science and technology policies for the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). To further capture the impact of¡­