The Third UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 14 to 20 May 2001. Attended by some 6,500 participants from 193 countries, NGOs and specialized agencies, the Conference issued a political declaration in which Governments committed themselves to the eradication of poverty in the world's poorest countries. It also adopted a programme of action for the next decade that addresses development assistance, debt cancellation, and private investment in the 49 least developed countries (LDCs)
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