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UN representatives and senior government officials pose for a group photo.
ESCAP/OHRLLS/ECE/Government of Lao PDR

Landlocked developing nations still face unique challenges, UN forum told

6 March 2013
United Nations representatives and senior government officials from landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in Europe, Asia and the Pacific are meeting in Vientiane, Laos, to discuss how to fully participate in global trade and overcome isolation from world markets and other socio-economic consequences of not having access to a sea.

UN study on landlocked nations urges greater cooperation with transit countries

24 July 2006
Fostering regional cooperation with transit countries, especially in the field of transport, is crucial if the world’s poorest landlocked nations are to make substantial economic gains, according to a United Nations study released today.

Concluding UN-sponsored conference, landlocked countries set sights on WTO talks

10 August 2005
High-ranking trade officials from 31 landlocked countries at a United Nations-sponsored meeting in Paraguay today called for stronger provisions on transit through neighbouring countries, and other measures to gain access to world markets, to be incorporated into World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements.

Annan pledges international support to landlocked developing countries

9 August 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today pledged support to the representatives of 31 landlocked developing countries in their efforts to overcome marginalization from the international trading system, which, Mr. Annan said, has hampered their development efforts.