Nairobi, Kenya, 09 April 2025 – AGRA and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) solidified a shared work plan to deepen technical cooperation aimed at promoting inclusive agricultural transformation across Africa and the Americas in this...

On 10 March 2025, a side event on the "Baku Climate Coalition for SMEs' Green Transition: Women Empowerment" brought together international leaders to address critical challenges facing women entrepreneurs in the green economy. The event was jointly organized by...

Background The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) engages with Member States globally, regionally, and within the UN system to facilitate practical expressions of Southern solidarity towards achieving internationally agreed development goals....

July 8 2024, UN Headquarters, New York: On the occasion of the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Office for South-South...

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New York, USA/Jeddah, KSA, 6 March 2024: South-South cooperation has emerged as an important development cooperation modality for many of today’s largest development challenges and should be seen as a critical complement to North-South Cooperation. A Global Advocacy...

LUSAKA - Many sub-Saharan African countries are experiencing severe electricity shortages as a result of inadequate domestic electricity generation capacity and the high price of imported fossil fuels. In response, the United Nations Industrial Development...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening efforts in promoting south-south and triangular cooperation (SSTC)...

The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, was launched today. The initiative stems from the recognition that the burden of the COVID-19...

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The Honorable Minister, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Minister of Agriculture of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, had a fruitful meeting on 11 December 2023 with the scoping mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headed by...

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Quetta, November 23, 2023 - UNDP Pakistan, in collaboration with the District Education Department Quetta, organized an event today to inaugurate the recently renovated and equipped Government Girls High School at Killi Ismail. Mr. Samuel Rizk, Resident...

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On the final day of his official visit in the Kingdom of Morocco, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, held a bilateral discussion with Mrs. Loubna Atrica, the country’s Director General of the Office for Vocational Training and...

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Secretary General’s message for 2023 UN Day for South-South Cooperation In our world of deeply connected challenges, South-South cooperation plays a vital role in shaping a brighter future. The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is a powerful reminder that...

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Morocco celebrated on Thursday Africa’s Day and its solidarity South-South cooperation spearheaded by King Mohammed VI towards the emergence of a new, strong, stable, unified and prosperous Africa. In a keynote address, Foreign minister Nasser Bourita said under the...

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Effective social safety nets and inclusive digital connectivity are both required and lacking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, speakers stressed as the Economic and Social Council’s Development Cooperation Forum concluded its annual session today, as panel...

New South-South Cooperation Projects in The Gambia and Uganda Launched During LDC5 5 March 2023, Doha – On the sidelines of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) the catalytic power of South-South cooperation to enable...

In November 2022, the Directors for SSTC from the Rome Based Agencies - FAO, IFAD and WFP - met in Rome with representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Initiative for Food Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA). The participants...

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Chinese expert team prepares to deploy for Phase III of FAO-supported initiative A highly successful South-South cooperation project between China and Uganda, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), recently moved towards its...

The private sector can play a significant and transformative role in helping communities and developing countries adapt and build resilience to climate change. This was the main theme that emerged from a recent two-day South-South knowledge exchange workshop hosted by...

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Since 2020 and building up on almost 30 years of corporate commitments, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has worked on updating its approach to supporting South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC), which has been translated in the...

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By Hu Yuwei and Huang Lanlan With the G7 group urged by civil society organizations to share COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing technology and provide financial support to the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access initiative, China is issuing more licenses to its global...

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In implementation of their Excellencies the GCC Ministers of Health decision to hold a weekly meeting via video communication at the level of deputy ministers of health in the GCC States, with the aim of exchanging information, coordination and joint cooperation to...

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About 70 people participated in the “Regional Seminar on Development Partnership & South-South Cooperation Towards Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The seminar was convened by the Centre for International Development and Cooperation (Kyung...

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The matchmaking workshop entitled “Empowering Youth through Decent Jobs: Working together in Asia” was held at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel in Mumbai, India on 31 October 2019. The matchmaking workshop was co-organized by United Nations Children’s...

Antananarivo, Madagascar The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the African Union Commission organized a workshop on “The Role of South-South Cooperation in Promoting and...

April 12, 2025 - Dili, Timor-Leste Foreign Ministers from conflict-affected nations gathered in Dili this week for the 6th G7+ Ministerial Meeting, marking 15 years of collective action in pursuit of peace and sustainable development. The meeting culminated in the...

Introduction: To leverage the potential of South-South and triangular cooperation and better integrate this modality into policies and programmes, Member States need access to relevant knowledge solutions derived from robust research. “Knowledge solutions” refers to...

The UNOSSC Strategic Framework 2022–2025 has called for the establishment of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation Solutions Lab to “facilitate the coordination, co-design, incubation and scaling up of initiatives that promote knowledge exchange, capacity...

The new partnership demonstrates Brazil’s strong commitment on population and development issues by leveraging its international cooperation capacityBRASILIA, Brazil - The new programme document of the Brazil-UNFPA Partnership for the Promotion of South-South and...

New York, 20 June 2024: The Data to Policy Network for policymakers delivered the second session of the workshop series on Multidimensional Poverty. The workshop aims to equip policymakers with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively address multidimensional...

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The year ended successfully for the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme, with the signature of three new project documents, by FAO, China and the three host governments of Malawi, Namibia, and Kenya. The signing of these projects symbolizes a renewed...

IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation Hua Liu addresses participants at the COP28 OPEC Fund pavilion. (Photo: OPEC Fund) At a jointly organized side event on the margins of the United Nations Climate Change Conference...

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The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity of mining...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) are partnering under the umbrella of the "South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)" framework. This alliance aims to unite scholars from African and...

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World Cotton Day was marked by several activities in Brazil Brasilia, October 10, 2023 -Over the course of three days, representatives from the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru, as well as from the cotton sector, the...

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South-South cooperation took centre stage as UN Member States and international development partners gathered in New York to reflect on the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role South-South and triangular cooperation can play to galvanize...

NEW YORK - Underscoring its position as a leader in South-South and triangular industrial cooperation, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) showcased the advances made, along with a roadmap for future actions, under the UN-system wide action...

In November 2021, the IAEA, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, completed a virtual imPACT Review to support Iraq. (Photo: M. Khadim Alaboodi/Al-Amal National Hospital for Oncology, Iraq) When the...

The Government of the Kingdom of Morocco has pledged to propose a roadmap for the renewal of international cooperation for the benefit of middle-income countries. The pledge was made in late January 2023 in New York, after Morocco was elected, in the person of its...

UN Chief reiterates call for G20 countries to agree on $500 billion annual stimulus for Sustainable Development Agenda   17 February 2023 - With the failure of the global financial system to effectively cushion the impacts of current global crises on the Global...

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Faithful to its unwavering commitment to the development of South-South cooperation, Morocco has just signed with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) an agreement on the safeguarding and protection of the intangible culture in...

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In a new post on the Future of Globalisation Blog Gianluca Grimalda, economist at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), analyses the current and future prospects for global cooperation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He argues that the pandemic is...

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16 April 2025 Jakarta, Indonesia – 20 March 2025 marked 70 years since the Asia-Africa Conference was held in Bandung, Indonesia. To commemorate this historic event that laid the foundation for South-South Cooperation, CELIOS organized a public discussion titled...

Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development Call for Submission The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) is pleased to invite submissions of good practices. We seek examples of South-South and triangular...

On 10 July 2024, on the margins of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the Data to Policy Network side event on "Democratizing Gender Data for Better Policymaking" brought together nearly 150 participants from...

Representatives of the region’s countries, the UN System, and regional and international organizations analyzed the state of South-South and triangular cooperation, as well as multi-stakeholder strategies for strengthening international development cooperation 19...

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Participants at the inaugural session of the Steering Committee of the project "Strengthening the access of family farmers in the Republic of Congo to local markets through South-South Cooperation". Photo: WFP/Celia BOUMPOUTOU   On 19 December 2023, the Ministry...

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Both countries participated in a knowledge exchange on labour inspection, data use and social protection for the prevention and eradication of child labour. Officials from Brazil and Jamaica, two of the founding countries of the Regional Initiative Latin America and...

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From 2 to 5 October 2023, the workshop titled “Towards an Unemployment Protection System in Bangladesh: Capacity Building and Learning Sharing” took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This event is promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of a...

The Pérez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation (PGTF), established in 1983 and managed by UNOSSC on behalf of the Group of 77, is a South-South incubator of science and technology. Co-funded by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and...

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The need for self-determination, sustainable home-grown development, and intervention effectiveness among African countries and across the global south has led to strong calls for the development and strengthening of South-South cooperation. As concerted efforts are...

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The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has undertaken a series of development cooperation activities with other education unions affiliated to Education International in neighbouring countries. It has especially supported the Zambia National Union of...

In 2022, UNESCO launched a capacity-building programme to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in monitoring and developing policies for creativity. Fifteen SIDS participated in the online training workshops throughout September 2022, gathering government and...

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In August 2021, the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) partnered and launched a pilot project in Koidu, Sierra Leone, to improve local capacities in the municipal solid waste...

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26 November 2021, Beijing: The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence in China jointly organized an online South-South cities exchange event on agricultural innovation and industrial chain...

New York, 23 August 2021: The Board of Directors of the India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) convened to review progress across the project portfolio, and appraise detailed project documents and concept note proposals...

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“The African Union Agenda 2063 emphasizes the value of strategic partnerships with partners of the South to further the process of development of Africa,” said Jorge Chediek, UNOSSC Director and Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on South-South Cooperation,...

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Antananarivo, Madagascar A three-day workshop of African youth and women entrepreneurs on “Building Capacity in Entrepreneurship and Leadership for Youth and Women Empowerment” was held in Madagascar from 3-5 November 2019, ahead of the 11th African Private Sector...