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India Reaffirms Strong Partnership with LDCs, Urges Accessible Financing and Tech Collaboration
- •Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary (Economic Relations) in MEA, reiterated India's unwavering partnership with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at the UN General Assembly.
- •Dalela advocated for accessible financing, investments in domestic production, employment generation, and technological collaborations to support LDCs' sustainable graduation.
- •India's commitment to LDCs is demonstrated through demand-driven development cooperation via the ITEC programme, concessional credit, grant assistance, and the India-UN Development Partnership Fund.
- •Dalela also highlighted India's advanced early warning systems, risk-conscious infrastructure, and disaster preparedness initiatives at a special event on disaster and climate resilience.
- •He emphasized the importance of translating early warnings into timely action and reiterated India's offer to host the Fourth UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2030.
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During the Least Developed Countries meeting at the 81st session of the UNGA, MEA Secretary Sudhakar Dalela called for accessible financing, investments in local production and job creation, and technological collaborations to support the sustainable and irreversible graduation of LDCs.
While speaking at an ASEAN-focused event on inclusive disaster and climate resilience during the UN General Assembly session, Sudhakar Dalela stressed translating early warnings into timely action and reiterated India's offer to host the Fourth UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2030.
At the Solutions Dialogue on Financing Adaptation held during the High Level Meeting on Climate Action and Just Transition, Sudhakar Dalela highlighted India's life-saving early warning systems and mainstreaming adaptation through national and state planning, while calling for predictable finance for country-led adaptation that protects vulnerable nations without increasing their debt burdens.
