Sustainable Development

5 things you need to know about the world’s least developed countries

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There are currently 46 least developed countries, the vast majority of which are in Africa. Image: Unsplash/anniespratt

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Bikenibeu village in South Tarawa, Kiribati.
Least developed countries have low scores for school enrolment. Image: © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin

A 5-month-old girl at Paktia Regional Hospital in Gardez, Afghanistan, receives therapeutic milk to treat malnutrition.
A five-month-old girl at Paktia Regional Hospital in Gardez, Afghanistan, receives therapeutic milk to treat malnutrition. Image: © UNICEF/Sayed Bidel

A child holds a pan of locusts at a camp for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A child holds a pan of locusts at a camp for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image: © UNICEF/Olivia Acland

Haiti is the only country in the Americas which is designated as an LDC.
Haiti is the only country in the Americas which is designated as an LDC. Image: © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier

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