Doha Political Declaration
2023 MAR 15
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Why in news?
- Doha Political Declaration was adopted by the head of the states at the recently concluded Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5).
About Doha Political Declaration:
- It is a key outcome of the second part of the LDC5 conference held in Qatar.
- The declaration welcomed the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA).
About Doha Programme of Action (DPoA):
- The DPoA for the Least Developed Countries was adopted at the first part of the LDC5 conference held in New York.
- It is a 10-year plan to put the world’s 46 most vulnerable countries back on track to achieving the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
- DPoA (2022-2031) consisted of six key focus areas:
- Eradicating poverty
- Leveraging the potential of science and technology
- Addressing climate change
- Environmental degradation
- Recovering from COVID-19 pandemic
- Building resilience against future shocks?for risk-informed sustainable development
PRACTICE QUESTION:
Doha Programme of Action and Doha Political Declaration, recently seen in news, aims to:
(a) Frame a set of principles concerning the equality of men and women
(b) Ensure international action against the irrational use of antibiotics
(c) Support marine bio-diversity
(d) Assist Least Developed Countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
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