PM likely to attend 5th UN conf on LDC5 in Doha next month

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to participate in the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) to be held in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, from March 5-9.

An inter-ministerial meeting, chaired by Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, was held on January 30, regarding the PM's participation in the LDC5, ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin told reports at a weekly briefing today.

The LDC5 is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to accelerate sustainable development in the places where international assistance is needed the most - and to tap the full potential of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), helping them to make progress on the road to prosperity, she said.

Over five days of the LDC5 Conference in Doha, world leaders will gather with the private sector, civil society, parliamentarians, and young people to advance new ideas, raise new pledges of support, and spur delivery on agreed commitments, through the Doha Programme of Action.