Knowledge Products

Presented here are publications that are pertinent to South-South and Triangular Cooperation, developed by UNOSSC and our partners.

Publications
November 30, 2023

The Role of China’s Pilot Free Trade Zones in Promoting Institutional Innovation, Industrial Transformation, and South-South Cooperation (UNCTAD, 2023)

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund, a $150 million financial mechanism, champions innovative, Southerndriven, demand-responsive and transformative sustainable development initiatives across the developing world. Remarkably, within just six years, the Fund…
Publications
November 30, 2023

India-UN Fund Year-in-Review Report – November 2023

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund, a $150 million financial mechanism, champions innovative, Southerndriven, demand-responsive and transformative sustainable development initiatives across the developing world. Remarkably, within just six years, the Fund…
Publications
November 18, 2023

China’s Policy Strategies for Green Low-Carbon Development: Perspective from South-South Cooperation (UNCTAD, 2023)

In 2022, UNCTAD published the volume of “China’s Structural Transformation: What can developing countries learn?“. The purpose of the volume was to facilitate peer learning among countries in the Global…
PublicationsSouth-South Ideas
October 31, 2023

South-South Ideas: Did South-South Cooperation Step Up During the COVID-19 Response? National-Level Experiences & Implications for the Development Cooperation Architecture

This South-South Ideas Paper was developed by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), under the South-South Global Thinkers initiative. The initiative aims to inform policy dialogues and agenda-setting on South-South…
PublicationsSouth-South Ideas
October 31, 2023

South-South Ideas: Post-COVID-19 Socioeconomic Policy Responses and South-South Cooperation Opportunities in the Andean Region

This South-South Ideas Paper was developed by Grupo Faro (Ecuador) and Fundación Aru (Bolivia) under the South-South Global Thinkers initiative. The initiative aims to inform policy dialogues and agenda-setting on…
Publications
October 26, 2023

2023 Africa Sustainable Development Report

Accelerating Recovery from COVID-19 and the Full Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and African Union Agenda 2063 at All Levels The year 2023 marks a critical juncture,…
Publications
October 26, 2023

ILO Academy on Labour Migration South-South and Triangular Cooperation Good Practices

Today there are an estimated 281 million international migrants around the world, the majority of whom are migrant workers. Globalization, demographic shifts, conflicts, income inequalities and climate change will encourage…
Publications
October 16, 2023

Global Perspectives on Triangular Co-operation (OECD, 2023)

The world is marked by multiple crises and challenges that transcend borders and require not only local but global solutions. Only by working together and bridging divides and differences can…
Publications
October 4, 2023

Triangular Cooperation with the Arab Region: Policies, Perspectives and Practices of DAC Members

Complex, intractable, and persistent development challenges worldwide disproportionately affect the lives of millions in the South. It has become increasingly evident that despite political will and national ownership, developing countries…
Publications
September 28, 2023

Harnessing the Role of Private Sector in Waste Management through South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Inclusive Urbanization

This case study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to take a snapshot of the municipal waste management ecosystems of certain countries in the Global South, particularly focusing…
PublicationsSouth-South Ideas
September 25, 2023

South-South Ideas: E-Commerce and Trade Agreements in the Global South – Lessons from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement

While digitalization has triggered the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” it has also exacerbated discrepancies in technological advancements between developed and developing nations, as well as urban and rural communities. Digital…
Publications
September 12, 2023

IsDB South-South Cooperation Index

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) stands out among multilateral development banks (MDBs) as the only major MDB to have a fully Global South membership and shareholder base. IsDB is essentially…