Under the theme ‘From Potential to Prosperity’, the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) was held in Doha, Qatar, from March 5 to 9, 2023. It aimed to drive transformational change to positively affect the lives of the 1.2 billion people who live in the 46 Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
5 Generation Connect Youth Envoys: Jacqueline Mukarukundo (Rwanda), Antonio Braga Fazenda (Angola), Emmanuel Ganse (Benin), Gouro Amadou Kamissoko (Mali) and Samwel Nassary (Tanzania) were fully funded by QFFD or OHRLLS respectively to participate especially in the LDC5 Youth Forum and in the LDC5 Youth Track sessions.
The #LDC5 Youth Declaration ’For all Generations’ was adopted at the LDC5 Youth Forum. In the Youth Declaration, young people in LDCs call for more investment in youth initiatives, better policies to support young entrepreneurs and more seats at decision-making tables. The ‘Digital Inclusion’ section on Page 7 was contributed by Generation Connect Youth Envoys in the consultation phase.
Generation Connect co-delivered the below sessions at LDC5:
- Putting youth at the forefront: Paving the way for an enabling environment for youth to thrive and prosper – by ITU, QFFD, UNDP
- Youth enabling digital development in LDCs (LDC5 ) | UN Web TV – by ITU, UNCDF, ITC
- Youth Forum (LDC5) | UN Web TV and the LDC5 Intergenerational Dialogue.
- Youth: Reimagining a Better World | UN Web TV – by SDG Media Zone
- Gender Equality: Key to progress for the most vulnerable – by SDG Media Zone
- Partner2Connect Session at the Private Sector Forum
In addition to the above sessions, the ITU Secretary-General, Doreen Bogdan-Martin and the BDT Director, Dr. Cosmas Zavazava also held informal meetings with the #LDC5 Youth Delegates in Doha.
Generation Connect at LDC5 – Youth Track Sessions
Putting Youth at the forefront: Paving the way for an enabling environment for youth to thrive and prosper
5 March 2023, 14:00 – 16:00 Qatar time (GMT+3)
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The session brought to the table youth from marginalized communities and conflict-affected contexts, young civil society representatives and young entrepreneurs, to discuss what the preconditions were to enable young people not only to prepare and survive in situations of emergencies but to thrive and prosper and realize their full potential.
Organizers: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Youth track: Youth Enabling Digital Development in LDCs
7 March 2023, 15:00 – 16:30 Qatar time (GMT+3)
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Young people are leaders in digital transformation today. Youth around the world continue to produce innovative solutions to some of our most complex problems in digital development; furthermore, we must empower and acknowledge young voices
in this space as we work towards engaging youth in the digital development dialogue to build a more connected global community.
Organizers: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Trade Commission (ITC), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
For more details visit ITU at LDC5