An informal thematic debate on the contributions of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV) will take place on 11 March 2011, and will focus on “Investment in and Financing of Productive Capacities in LDCs.” UNGA President Joseph Deiss announced the event to member States’ representatives at the UN in this letter: http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/65/letters/Endofyear231210.pdf.  

date: 11 March 2011   venue: UN Headquarters   location: New York, US   contact: Arrmanatha Nasir, Office of the President of the General Assembly   e-mail: nasir2@un.org   www: http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/65/initiatives/ldcs.shtml