A/RES/74/232 Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework, and in this regard calls for disaster risk reduction to be considered in the review of and follow -up to the Istanbul Programme of Action; 31. Reiterates the call to substantially enhance international cooperation with developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for the implementation of the Sendai Framework by 2030; 32. Underlines the importance of peaceful and inclusive societies for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and recalls the objectives of the Istanbul Programme of Action of enhancing good governance at all levels by strengthening democratic processes, building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions and the rule of law; increasing efficiency, co herence, transparency and participation; advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms; reducing corruption and curbing illicit financial flows; and strengthening the capaci ty of the Governments of the least developed countries to play an effective role in their economic and social development; 33. Recognizes the importance of developing domestic capital markets in the least developed countries, which can help to channel the growing pool of domestic savings towards productive investments, reaffirms its commitment to enhancing international support in developing domestic capital markets in developing countries, in particular in the least developed countries, and reaffirms its commitment to working to strengthen capacity-building in this area, including through regional, interregional and global forums for knowledge-sharing, technical assistance and datasharing, on mutually agreed terms; 34. Reaffirms that achieving gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and the full realization of the human rights of all people is essential to achieving sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development, and reiterates the need for gender mainstreaming, including targeted actions and investments in the formulation and implementation of all financial, economic, environmental and social policies in the least developed countries; 35. Notes with concern that continued rapid population growth in the least developed countries, which is currently 2.3 per cent annually, is projected to double the population of many of them between 2019 and 2050, notes that, in the least developed countries, the number of adolescents and youth aged from 15 to 24 years is projected to grow from 207 million in 2019 to 336 million in 2050, and underlines the importance of integrating population dynamics into national development strategies and plans to facilitate targeted investment in the health and modern science based education of the young people who will soon join the labour force, with a view to ensuring their successful integration into the labour market and leveraging the opportunities presented by the demographic dividend; 36. Recognizes that particular efforts are needed to ensure that all young people, including girls, enjoy access to lifelong learning opportunities and equal access to quality education at all levels, inclusive of early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education, as well as technical and vocational training, notes with concern, in this regard, the lack of progress in closing gender gaps in access to, retention in and completion of secondary education, recognizes the need to continue to provide and encourage, as appropriate, institutes of higher education to allocate places and scholarships for students and trainees from the least developed countries, in particular in the fields of science, technology, business management and economics, and to strengthen support for institutions in relation to ge nder equality and the empowerment of women at the global, regional and national levels, and recognizes 8/11 19-22505