least developed, landlocked and island countries

least developed, landlocked and island countries | LDLIC [Abbr.]

Subcommittee for the special problems of the least-developed, landlocked and island countries

Land-locked and Island Developing Countries Branch

developing countries [ Third World | Third World countries ]

least developed among developing countries | least developed countries | LDCs [Abbr.] | LLDCs [Abbr.]

developing country | emergent country

The Commission proposes that the GSP should target the countries that need it most, such as the least developed countries (LDCs) and the most vulnerable among the other developing countries (small economies, land-locked countries and low-revenue countries) to help them to play a greater part in international trade.

While all WTO members stand to benefit, this would be particularly useful for developing countries, especially the landlocked countries among them.

raising public awareness of development issues, empowering people to become active and responsible citizens and promoting formal and informal education for development in the Union, in candidate countries and potential candidates, to anchor development policy in society, to mobilise greater public support for action against poverty and for more equitable relations between developed and developing countries, to raise awareness of the issues and difficulties facing developing countries and their peoples, and to promote the right to a process of development in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realised and the soc ...[+++]ial dimension of globalisation.

The EU will address the special needs of both landlocked and coastal developing countries by promoting the intermodality issues for achieving network interconnectivity as well as security and safety issues.