Thematic panel discussion 1: Investing in people in LDCs: Eradicating poverty and building capacity to leave no one behind The world's Least Developed Countries are in a race to deliver the global development goals by 2030. This new decade needs to usher in a new global partnership to close the divide. A major conference will be held in Doha in January 2022 to help build an ambitious new programme for action for LDCs and will be held at a critical time, as the final decade of action for the 2030 agenda gathers pace. The PrepCom 1st. Session takes place between May 24 and 28, 2021.