Least Developed

Young Yemeni women at work weaving a rug. Bani Hushaish, Yemen.
World Bank/Bill Lyons

Job creation vital as number of youth in least developed nations expected to soar – UN

20 November 2013
There should be a greater emphasis on job creation in the world’s 49 poorest nations, where the number of young people of working age is increasing by 16 million per year, says a new report released today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Under-Secretary-General Gyan Chandra Acharya (left) and Benin’s Foreign Minister, Nassirou Bako Arifari at the launch of new UN report.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

New UN report calls for boosting productive capacity in world’s poorest countries

27 September 2013
Strengthening the ability of poor countries to produce goods and services more efficiently will boost economic growth and accelerate sustainable development, according to a new United Nations report released today.