Knowledge Products

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…

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…

Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation: Transforming Education and Delivering on SDG4
South-South and triangular cooperation is at the heart of SDG4 implementation on Quality Education. As demonstrated in the last few years, this kind of cooperation can mobilize action, ambition, solidarity…

Agricultural Trade in the Global South: An Overview of Trends in Performance, Vulnerabilities, & Policy Frameworks
Publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). To access the original post, please click here. South-South Cooperation is increasingly recognized as an effective instrument for…

Handbook on Integrating South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the Voluntary National Reviews
South-South and triangular cooperation is a valuable catalyst in galvanizing political will and in enhancing knowhow to implement the much needed economic and social reforms to rescue the SDGs. Recognizing…

A Concept Paper on Gender Mainstreaming in South-South and Triangular Cooperation on Renewable Energy between Madagascar, Nepal, Indonesia and Germany (2023)
This Concept Paper was developed by the Indonesian Ministry of State Secretariat and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, within the bilateral Indonesian-German Project of ‘Strengthening Capacities for…

Report on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Ibero-America 2022
Supported by Cooperación Española, this report by the Ibero-American Secretariat General describers the strategies Ibero-American countries promoted to adapt to COVID-19 and how South-South and triangular cooperation became an instrument…

South-South and Triangular Cooperation in a Digital World – New Impetus and New Approaches (Volume II, 2021)
This Report is authored by Dr. Hany Besada, Senior Research and Programme Advisor & Senior Research Coordinator, United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC); Dr. Xiaolin Wang, Professor and Deputy…