Celebration International Women’s Day at LDC5 in Doha, Qatar | United Nations

On 8th of March 2023, on the occasion of the International Day of Women, participants gathered at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) will celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and their essential contributions to the sustainable development of the 46 Least. Developed Countries. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day on ‘Innovation and Technological Change: Education in the Digital Age’ is directly relevant to the focus of the LDC5 Conference. These topics feature prominently in the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs and have been the subject of discussion by all stakeholders at LDC5 in Doha. High-quality and inclusive education focusing on basic digital fluency and technical skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as well as in information and communications technology will contribute to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in LDCs, including those in rural areas. There will be brief celebratory interventions by H.E. Ms. Alya Al-Thani, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York, and Ms. Rabab Fatima, the United Nations High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States who is the Secretary-General of the LDC5 Conference. The celebration will feature a traditional African dance performance by Muda Africa, Tanzania, the winner of the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity.


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