Capacity Development Initiatives
OECD Call for Innovations 2021, Deadline 29 April 2021
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is looking for innovative projects and initiatives — both big and small — that involve bringing together governments from different jurisdictions to collaborate and innovate. The OECD Observatory of...
UNV – UN Women Young Leaders Programme
UN Women and UNV are partnering up for the new Young Women Leaders Initiative, which aims to create professional opportunities for leaders of tomorrow and further enhance diversity in UN Women. Ten young women from the Global South will be invited to serve as UN Youth...
Human Settlements: COVID-19 and Healthy City
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis demands that we Southern countries and cities work together and learn from each other’s experiences. As emphasized by Ms Xiaojun Grace Wang, Deputy Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, despite devastating...
Busala Innovation Challenge Seeks to Connect Palestinian Innovation with Other Developing Countries
Despite the uncertainty and turmoil due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, in June 2020 the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) joined forces with the Palestinian Higher Council for Innovation & Excellence (HCIE) to...