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Debt Distress

Closing Statement at the Ambassadorial Level Dialogue on Addressing Sovereign Debt Distress in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the Time of COVID-19

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Remarks by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa¡®Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

18?June?2020?
New York, USA

Excellencies,?
Colleagues,?
Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you all for this unprecedented level of attendance and participation today.?

I think we all are united in attaching the utmost importance to the issues at hand and which we discussed.

Ambassadorial Level Dialogue on Addressing Sovereign Debt Distress in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the Time of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented human tragedy whose health and economic consequences will exacerbate the dramatic disruptions in the life of millions of people.

The pandemic emerged at a time when the world was already on an unsustainable path of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Opening Statement at the Ambassadorial Level Dialogue on Addressing Sovereign Debt Distress in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the Time of COVID-19

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Opening Statement by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa¡®Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

18?June?2020?
New York, USA

Excellencies,?
Colleagues,?
Ladies and gentlemen,

I welcome you to our virtual meeting.?

It would be an understatement to say that our shared globe travels through challenging times.?

Officials From Africa¡¯s Least Developed Countries Stress Major Challenges But Also Bright Spots in Tackling COVID-19

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NEW YORK 16 June 2020 ¨C Tackling health crises is not a new experience for Africa¡¯s least developed countries (LDCs), but the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting larger-scale socio-economic challenges few of these vulnerable countries are prepared for.