A/RES/71/239
Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
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,
Recalling the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development, held in 2012, entitled “The future we want”, 2
Recalling also the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction 2015–2030, 3 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,
Welcoming the Paris Agreement 4 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 5 that have not yet done so to deposit
their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where
appropriate, as soon as possible,
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,
Noting with appreciation the launch of the Global Infrastructure Forum, led by
the multilateral development banks, in Washington, D.C., on 16 April 2016,
Taking note of the Global Sustainable Transport Conference, held in Ashgabat
on 26 and 27 November 2016,
Recalling Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
resolutions 700 (XXXVI) and 711 (XXXVI) and Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific resolution 71/3, and taking note of resolution 934 (XLVIII)
adopted by the eighth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized
Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Plann ing and
Integration and the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African
Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,
Recalling also the Almaty Declaration 6 and the Almaty Programme of Action:
Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New
Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit
Developing Countries, 7 the first programme of action for the landlocked developing
countries,
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
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2
Resolution 66/288, annex.
Resolution 69/283, annexes I and II.
4
See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex.
5
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822.
6
Report of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and
Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport
Cooperation, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 28 and 29 August 2003 (A/CONF.202/3), annex II.
7
Ibid., annex I.
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