Strengthening LDCs' Resilience: Key Initiatives for Accelerated Progress

Enhancing Resilience: Innovative Solutions for Strengthening LDCs Resilience against Systemic Shocks High-level dialogue on key initiatives to accelerate resilience in LDCs 2 April 2025, 9:00 10:15 Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) Resilience Building Mechanism and Food Stockholding Mechanism (Research Title here) -- Mr. Roland Mollerus, Director, UN-OHRLLS

Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs was adopted on 17 March 2022 Fifth UN Conference on the LDCs took place in Doha, Qatar, from 5-9 March 2023 Priority areas: - Investing in people in LDCs: eradicating poverty and building capacity to leave no one behind - Leveraging the power of STI to fight against multidimensional vulnerabilities and to achieve the SDGs - Supporting structural transformation as a driver of prosperity - Enhancing international trade of LDCs and regional integration - Addressing climate change, environmental degradation, recovering from COVID-19 pandemic and building resilience against future shocks for risk- informed sustainable development (Research Title here) - Mobilizing international solidarity, reinvigorated global partnerships (Research Title here) (Researcher) and innovative tools and instruments: a march towards sustainable graduation

The five deliverables of the DPoA Sustainable graduation support facility (iGRAD) Food stockholding mechanism International investment support centre Online university for the LDCs Resilience building mechanism (Research Title here) (Research Title here) (Researcher)

DPoA Resilience building mechanism Module 1: The formulation of national adaptation plans (NAPs) and support for implementation of related policies, programmes and projects Module 2: Strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems in the LDCs Module 3: Building financial resilience (Research Title here) (Research Title here) (Researcher)

Module 1: National adaptation plans (NAPs) and bankable project proposals Support to 20 LDCs to prepare or finalize National Adaptation Plans Develop implementation and investment plans, including bankable projects, to facilitate effective implementation of the NAP Convene an international investment fair to bring together LDCs and NAP project investment partners (Research Title here) (Research Title here) (Researcher)

Module 2: Strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems in the LDCs Baseline report: Status of Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems in LDCs , September 2024 Outreach to donors and development partners on key areas for support to LDCs Targeted workshops to address capacity building gaps identified in the report (Research Title here) Eight country pilot projects to strengthen MHEWS on the ground (Research Title here) (Researcher)

Module 3: Building financial resilience Identify critical topics on key vulnerabilities related to financial resilience A report series to build LDC policy-makers knowledge, and menu of recommendations for overcoming challenges. A series of capacity building seminars on implementing recommendations (Research Title here) Related tool kits for LDCs to be better prepared for (Research Title here) (Researcher) external shocks

LDC Food Stockholding Mechanism LDCs Food Security Context Food security in LDCs has declined. In 2023, 57.3% of the population in LDCs were either in moderate or severe food insecurity. Between 2011-2022, LDCs accounted for 70% global food emergencies. Higher than average rates of undernourishment 22% (2010 -2022) versus global average which declined from 10% in 2010 to 8% in (Research Title here) 2022. (Research Title here) (Researcher)

LDC Food Stockholding Mechanism Mandate DPOA has a strong emphasis on the need to address food insecurity through renewed and strengthened commitments. DPOA requested the SG to explore the feasibility, effectiveness and administrative modalities of a system of stockholding for LDCs Two SG reports prepared so far: - A/77/291 (Research Title here) - A/79/540 (Research Title here) (Researcher)

LDC Food Stockholding Mechanism Objective and expected results The proposed objective of the Mechanism is to establish food stocks, physical or virtual, which can ensure adequate food availability at affordable prices in food crisis situations in LDCs. Innovative system to provide emergency food aid to vulnerable populations, promoting sustainable agriculture and capacity building Contribute to the building of long-term resilient food systems in LDCs Bolster the resilience of LDCs to external shocks and climate change impacts (Research Title here) SDG 2 (Research Title here) (Researcher)

LDC Food Stockholding Mechanism Way Forward Feasibility study for the operationalization of the Food Stockholding Mechanism UN Task Force to guide the preparation of the feasibility study Consultations Funding from Qatar - the host of LDC5 Conference (Research Title here) Advocacy and awareness raising. (Research Title here) (Researcher)

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