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The Emissions Gap Report 2021 by uNEP shows that new national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century. That is well above the goals of the Paris climate agreement and would lead to catastrophic changes in the [...]

The global cross-border e-commerce landscape is rapidly evolving, with increased relevance for developing countries and emerging economies. The share of cross-border e-commerce in global trade has continued to grow at an unprecedented pace. Enhancing the potential of developing countries to engage in and benefit from this growth to promote inclusive and equitable economic development, gender [...]

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 [...]

Global challenges require joint efforts, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development therefore calls for more international partnerships and, with SDG17, has specifically created a separate goal for such partnerships. Triangular cooperation can contribute to achieving this goal. Germany's Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) strengthens joint action by donors. This also includes [...]