65. 最不发达国家、内陆发展中国家和小岛屿发展中国家高级代表办公室于 2021年5月在纽约主办了第五次联合国最不发达国家问题会议政府间筹备委员会第一次会议。筹备委员会的任务是商定新一版《最不发达国家行动纲领》的内容，而讨论的结果将为筹备委员会的工作提供信息。工发组织于 2021 年 5 月 24 日举办了题为“最不发达国家制造业的未来：疫后时代第一课”的会外活动，为减轻COVID-19 对最不发达国家制造业的影响而采取的政策对策提供了具体实例。
65. The Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States hosted the first session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in New York, in May 2021. The outcomes of the discussions will feed into the work of the Preparatory Committee, which has the mandate to agree on elements of the new Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries. A UNIDO side event held on 24 May 2021 on “The future of manufacturing in least developed countries: first lessons for the post-pandemic era” provided anecdotal evidence of policy responses to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the manufacturing sector of least developed countries.