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The Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) was held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 9–13 May 2011. It was attended by Ban Ki-moon, the head of the UN, and close to 50 prime ministers and heads of state. The conference endorsed the goal of raising half the existing Least developed countries out of the LDC category in 2022.
In 2012, the head of AP Grading, Trevor Packer, stated that the reason for the low percentages of 5s is that "AP World History is a college-level course, & many sophomores aren't yet writing at that level." 10.44 percent of all seniors who took the exam in 2012 received a 5, while just 6.62 percent of sophomores received a 5.
In world systems theory, the periphery countries (sometimes referred to as just the periphery) are those that are less developed than the semi-periphery and core countries. These countries usually receive a disproportionately small share of global wealth. They have weak state institutions and are dependent on — and, according to some ...
The landlocked developing countries (LLDC) are developing countries that are landlocked. [1] Due to the economic and other disadvantages suffered by such countries, the majority of landlocked countries are least developed countries (LDCs), with inhabitants of these countries occupying the bottom billion tier of the world's population in terms of poverty. [2]
The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq [1] and Indian economist Amartya Sen. [ 2 ] The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) [ 3 ] for countries in Asia and the Pacific as included in a Development report of united nations development programme released on 13 March 2024 and based on data ...
Utah athletics director Mark Harlan made a surprise visit at Saturday's postgame press conference and made sure his feelings about the Utes' 22-21 loss to No. 9 BYU were known.. Harlan complained ...
For example, for the 2022 fiscal year, a low income country is defined as one with a GNI per capita less than 1,045 in current US$; a lower middle-income country is one with GNI per capita between 1,046 and 4,095 in current US$; an upper middle-income country is one with GNI per capita between 4,096 and 12,695 in current US$, and a high income ...
Baker Mayfield is hoping the NCAA doesn't outlaw flag planting. Mayfield, who gained notoriety when he ran onto the field and planted an Oklahoma flag at midfield of Ohio State's stadium following ...