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Noun
en least developed country.
en The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions 2017 w:Jason Hickel 9781473539273 William Heinemann London Debt and the Economics of Planned Misery Desperate to avoid any substantive redistribution of power and resources, Kissinger sought to change the narrative about inequality altogether, hoping to convince the LDCs to abandon their demands for global political reform and settle for aid handouts instead.
en Emily Dixon The developing countries with the most to fear from Brexit w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/asia/cambodia-brexit-worst-affected-scli-intl 2019-02-04 “The key responsibility here falls on the UK,” Hopewell said. “In order to prevent a major drop in LDC (least developed country) exports, it urgently needs to replicate the terms of the EU GSP and the EBA treaty and ensure that these arrangements are in place before the UK leaves the EU on March 29.” https://web.archive.org/web/20190204170515/https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/asia/cambodia-brexit-worst-affected-scli-intl/ 4 February 2019
en w:Associated Press UN talks in disarray as a draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/23/climate/un-talks-walk-outs-baku-intl 2024-11-23 The “current deal is unacceptable for us. We need to speak to other developing countries and decide what to do,” Evans Njewa, the chair of the LDC group, said. “The US in particular, and rich countries, need to do far more to to show that they’re willing for real money to come forward,” she said. “And if they don’t, then LDCs (Least Developed Countries) are unlikely to find that there’s anything here for them.” https://web.archive.org/web/20241225192432/https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/23/climate/un-talks-walk-outs-baku-intl 25 December 2024
en less developed country.
Translations
least developed countries
French: fr PMA m
Russian: ru НРС f
Spanish: es PMD m
Further reading
Least Developed Countries
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