Inviting Youth Entrepreneurs Applications for the Private Sector Forum at LLDC3

The Private Sector Forum of LLDC3 will bring together businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, governments and UN agencies from across 32 landlocked developing countries, to articulate the views, ideas, perspectives and commitments of the private sector. This is a very special opportunity to share your knowledge, expertise and ambitions on a panel among global high-level speakers.

The Private Sector Forum at LLDC3 provides a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build transformative partnerships and mobilize long-term investment and finance in the 32 landlocked developing countries, which have a combined population of 570 million people, set to reach 1 billion by 2060.

The two-day PSF will feature a high-level opening dialogue, four thematic sessions, side-events and networking and exhibition areas with booths. The forum will provide a platform for direct interaction between company representatives and delegations from all United Nations countries, as well as United Nations agencies, investment promotion agencies, and other stakeholders, offering business and development networking opportunities and the chance to shape development policy.

Key Themes

• Trade & Transit
  • Is being landlocked a trade trap?
• Growth Opportunities
  • What new opportunities in LLDCs?
• Digital Development
  • Is digitalization the solution to landlockedness?
• Financing and Investment
  • How can financing be unlocked in LLDCs?

Requirements

• Be an ambitious young mind looking to make a difference in your professional venture
• Be between 18 to 35 years old
• Come from one of the 32 landlocked developing countries (LLDC: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Moldova, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
• Work in one of the landlocked developing countries

Who can participate?

• The 3rd United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries is a conference for all member states of the United Nations: landlocked developing countries, their transit country neighbours, development partner nations and all others.
• The following may also participate in the Conference:
  • Members of the specialized agencies
  • Intergovernmental organizations
  • International financial institutions and other international bodies
  • Associate members of the regional commissions
  • Specialized agencies and related organizations
  • Organisations and bodies of the United Nations
  • Non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations
  • Academic institutions and the scientific community
  • The private sector
  • Philanthropic organizations
  • Youth
  • Media

For more information, visit United Nations.