LDCs affected unduly Minister tells Group of 77

Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said that the least developed
countries (LDCs) are being affected unduly and disproportionately due
to the global financial crisis, climate change, food and energy
crisis and unemployment. She said this in a statement on behalf of the
LDCs at the 33 rd Annual Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the
Group of 77 and China on Friday. The participants discussed issues
of common concern for the group, as a Ministerial Declaration was
adopted in the meeting, according to a message received here
yesterday. The minister attended a number of programmes on the
sidelines of the 64 th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). She
attributed the anomalies and lack of proper regulation in the
international financial institutions for such crisis. "International
financial institutions should have a more democratic ambience and
LDCs need to be represented more to ensure their proper
functioning," she said. The minister emphasised a "more responsible
act by the developed countries" to prevent the climate change damages
and assist the developing countries for necessary adaptation
measures. "In order to further resist the aggravation of the
financial crisis and its collateral damages the developed countries
should act more judiciously in trade relations with the LDCs by
reducing the barriers of import," she added. Dipu Moni also attended
a breakfast meeting Friday morning on "Combating Violence against
Girls", which was co-hosted by the Foreign Ministers of USA, Brazil
and the Netherlands.