Selected Sustainable Development Trends in the Least Developed Countries 2018

Author(s)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Publication language
English
Pages
26pp
Date published
05 Feb 2018
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Governance, Poverty
Organisations
United Nations (UN)

UNCTAD analysis shows that development indicators for the 47 least developed countries are trending downward, raising the alarm for the international community. 

Economic development in the world’s most-disadvantaged countries – mostly in sub-Saharan Africa – is stalling against the background of a lukewarm global recovery, risking widening inequality, new analysis from UNCTAD has revealed. Data suggests that the 47 least developed countries (LDCs), a long-established category of nations requiring special attention from the international community, will fall short of goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development unless urgent action is taken.