Al-Watan Hails Adoption of Doha Program of Action for LDC5

Doha, March 20 (QNA) - Al-Watan newspaper highlighted in its editorial on Sunday the State of Qatar's welcome of the adoption of the Doha Program of Action (DPoA) for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) for the decade 2022-2031 by consensus, considering the DPoA adoption in the first part of the conference an important achievement that would contribute to adding positive momentum to the efforts and preparations for holding the second part of the conference, which the State of Qatar aspires to host from March 5-9, 2023. The newspaper said that this came in the statement with which HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani concluded the work of the first part of the LDC5, which was held at the UN headquarters in New York under the chairmanship of HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The newspaper referred to Her Excellency's affirmation that the DPoA adoption clearly shows the political will and spirit of solidarity to support the least developed countries, especially in light of the exceptional challenges facing these countries and the need more than ever for enhanced global partnerships to support sustainable development in them. Her Excellency confirmed that the DPoA adoption represents a new stage, expressing the State of Qatar's firm conviction that the collective success in this endeavor lies in the effectiveness of the full implementation of this program by all partners and stakeholders, the paper added. Concluding, Al-Watan said that Qatar is confident that the LDC5 will be a unique opportunity to demonstrate the commitment of all to cooperation, multilateral action, and to support the least developed countries in order to maintain the progress achieved since the adoption of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) and support these countries to cope with ongoing challenges and building communities and economies that are inclusive and resilient. (QNA)