Since the end of the Cold War, geopolitical considerations regarding maritime access have consistently been viewed as the defining measure of strategic ...

Awaza, 8 August 2025 – The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) concluded today in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with the adoption of the Awaza Political Declaration, and ...

It's little surprise that the militaries of the world tend to dedicate an awful lot of their resources to naval operations. The mighty U.S. Navy, for instance, has a total of around 620,000 personnel ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have endorsed an initiative by Morocco to give them access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign ...

At the opening of the Awaza conference, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proclaimed that “Geography should never define destiny.” The Central Asian region is unique in the world for being ...

I am honoured to be here in Awaza, to address the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. We appreciate the warm welcome of our hosts, the Government and people of ...

The IAEA has showcased its support for landlocked developing countries during a recent high level United Nations conference on their specific development needs, held in Turkmenistan. The Third United ...