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International relations have become more multipolar over the past decades, as seen in the increasing political and economic prominence of countries such as India and China, divergences between large developed countries and regions, and the continued emergence of the global South. This is a trend long underway, but with renewed impetus via the spontaneous economic [...]

This thematic paper on “South-South Cooperation and the Gender Equality Factor in the Emerging Multilateralism” was published by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). The paper highlights the potential of South-South cooperation (SSC) in catalysing efforts towards the [...]

BUILDING FORWARD FAIRER: Economic Policies for an Inclusive Recovery and Development This year’s edition of the UNESCAP's flagship Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific revisits macroeconomic and structural policies and lays out a road map for inclusive post-pandemic recovery and development – a “Building Forward Fairer” policy agenda. As developing countries in [...]

This handbook by the United Nations Office of Counter-terrorism (UNOCT) features different examples in which the Global South has played a central role in developing regional instruments and mechanisms in the field of CT/PVE, whether through locally developed solutions that address the root causes of conflict or by creating momentum for regional commitment to international [...]

From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to its global spread, the crisis has had negative impacts on individuals, communities, and societies, particularly on the most vulnerable people in the Global South. As a result, subnational governments in provinces, cities, districts, and communities find themselves on the front line of coping with the pandemic and [...]

Since 2013, UNDP Mexico, as a sustainable development partner and South South Cooperation (SSC) facilitator, has accompanied the institutional strengthening of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) through the AMEXCID-UNDP Cooperation Program (PROCAP). PROCAP has contributed to the strengthening of the Mexican international development cooperation policy through a series of initiatives aimed at [...]

This report by the World Bank looks at the opportunities and challenges related to digitalizing the economies, societies and governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The report finds that while some countries are benefiting from expanded access to services and markets, new jobs, innovation, reduced transaction costs and a [...]

Background: Southeast Asia is the second biggest region in the world in terms of the total number of natural disasters since 1900. Therefore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiated regional challenges toward strengthening regional collaboration for disaster prevention and response since the earthquake of Sumatra in Indonesia occurred in 2004. Moreover, ASEAN Leaders [...]

This Good Practice Brief analyzes a Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) project by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The project is recognized as a flagship South-South cooperation initiative, which enables exchanges of technology, capacity-building, policy support or fundraising between countries in the global South. The project catalyzed global [...]

Cooperation is one of the main pillars of Chile's Foreign Policy. In 2021 the Chilean Agency for International Development Cooperation (AGCID) has led a number of international cooperation activities, aiming to contribute to the country's foreign policy agenda, to the response and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, as well as to internationally-agreed development objectives, including [...]