Resolution nº E/RES/2014/29 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. 25-07-2014

• Date: 25 July 2014
• Issuer: Economic and Social Council of the United Nation

United Nations E/RES/2014/29

Economic and Social Council Distr.: General

4 September 2014

2014 session

Item 9 (b) of the provisional agenda*

14-58516 (E)

*1458516*

Please recycle

*

Resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council on 25 July 2014

[on a proposal considered in plenary meeting (E/2014/L.28)]

2014/29. Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries

for the Decade 2011–2020

The Economic and Social Council

,

Recalling

the Istanbul Declaration

1

and the Programme of Action for the Least

Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020,

2

adopted by the Fourth United

Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Istanbul, Turkey,

from 9 to 13 May 2011, and endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 65/280

of 17 June 2011, in which the Assembly called upon all the relevant stakeholders to

commit to implementing the Programme of Action,

Reaffirming

the overarching goal of the Istanbul Programme of Action of

overcoming the structural challenges faced by the least developed countries in order

to eradicate poverty, achieve the internationally agreed development goals and

enable graduation from the least developed country category,

Recalling

its resolution 2013/46 of 26 July 2013 on the Istanbul Programme of

Action,

Recalling also

General Assembly resolutions 68/18 of 4 December 2013 and

68/224 of 20 December 2013,

Emphasizing

the need for coordinated implementation and coherent follow-up

and monitoring of the Istanbul Programme of Action, and noting the key role of the

Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked

Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States in this regard, as set out

in paragraph 155 of the Programme of Action,

Recognizing

that, over the years, the responsibilities of the Office of the High

Representative have increased considerably in their scope and complexity,

Noting

the theme of the 2014 annual ministerial review, “Addressing ongoing

and emerging challenges for meeting the Millennium Development Goals in 2015

_______________

* E/2014/1/Rev.1, annex II.

1 Report of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, Turkey,

9–13 May 2011 (A/CONF.219/7), chap. I.

2 Ibid., chap. II.