Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference
on Landlocked Developing Countries
A/RES/73/243
building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking
to address their unfinished business,
Reaffirming also its resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,
which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, supports
and complements it, helps to contextualize its means of implementation targets with
concrete policies and actions, and reaffirms the strong political commitment to
address the challenge of financing and creating an enabling environment at all levels
for sustainable development in the spirit of global partnership and solidarity,
Welcoming the Paris Agreement 2 and its early entry into force, encouraging all
its parties to fully implement the Agreement, and parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change 3 that have not yet done so to deposit their
instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where appropriate, as
soon as possible,
Recalling the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015–2030,4 while recognizing that landlocked developing countries face
some specific disaster risk challenges, and reiterating the commitment to addressing
disaster risk reduction and building resilience to disasters within the context of
sustainable development and poverty eradication,
Reaffirming the New Urban Agenda, 5 adopted at the United Nations Conference
on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito from
17 to 20 October 2016, and recognizing the importance of sustainable urban
development for landlocked developing countries,
Welcoming the holding of the 2018 Global Infrastructure Forum, in Bali,
Indonesia, on 13 October 2018, on the theme “Unlocking inclusive, resilient and
sustainable technology-driven infrastructure”, and taking note of its outcome,
Taking note of the transport infrastructure gap in landlocked developing
countries and the need to bring the level of transport infrastructure up to global
standards, and in this regard the crucial importance of strong national and
international partnerships to bridging the gap,
Recognizing the specific needs and special circumstances of developing country
parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of
climate change, as provided for in the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change,
Reaffirming its resolution 71/243 of 21 December 2016 on the quadrennial
comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United
Nations system and its general guidelines and principles, as well as its resolution
72/279 of 31 May 2018, and welcoming the ongoing efforts of the Secretary-General
to better position the operational activities for development of the United Nations
system to support countries in their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development,
Recognizing that the lack of territorial access to the sea, aggravated by
remoteness from world markets and high transit costs and risks, continues to impose
serious constraints on export earnings, private capital inflow and the domestic
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Adopted under the UNFCCC in FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822.
Resolution 69/283, annexes I and II.
Resolution 71/256, annex.
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