Report on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024

Abstract

The present report provides an overview of the progress achieved and the challenges faced in implementing the Vienna Programme of Action since the previous report to the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development during the fifty-fourth session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The aim of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024 is to address the special development needs and challenges faced by landlocked developing countries by contributing to their sustainable and inclusive growth and helping them to move towards the goal of ending extreme poverty. The Programme is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union.