The Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024 (VPoA) is a holistic development plan centered on addressing the challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) through the implementation of specific actions related to six priority areas: (i) fundamental transit policy issues, (ii) infrastructure development and maintenance, (iii) international trade and trade facilitation, (iv) regional integration and cooperation, (v) structural economic transformation, (vi) means of implementation.The Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024 (VPoA) is a holistic development plan centered on addressing the challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) through the implementation of specific actions related to six priority areas: (i) fundamental transit policy issues, (ii) infrastructure development and maintenance, (iii) international trade and trade facilitation, (iv) regional integration and cooperation, (v) structural economic transformation, (vi) means of implementation.
The 2022 Expert Group Meeting on Implementing the VPoA in North and Central Asia organized by the Subregional Office for North and Central Asia of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), highlighted the need for LLDCs in the subregion to strengthen collaboration and cooperation in developing transport and transit corridors, facilitating energy transit, digitalization, and sustainable finance.
Building on the substantive discussions and outcomes of the previous year, the 2023 Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the VPoA Review in North and Central Asia will review progress, gaps, and challenges and examine key action areas in transport and energy connectivity and trade facilitation. The EGM shall facilitate the exchange of expert opinions, best practices, and lessons learned to accelerate progress towards long-term transformation for LLDCs. The outcome of this subregional review will provide inputs to the Euro-Asian Final Review of the Vienna Programme of Action in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2023 and, in turn, to the Third UN Conference on LLDCs in 2024.
