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Brazil has a long history of public policies to eradicate hunger, reduce poverty, promote research and innovation in agriculture and strengthen the institutional framework for rural and urban development. The Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Programme has been one of the most successful initiatives in this regard, allowing the exchange of experiences, the improvement of public policies, [...]

The discussion in this report brings together, in a concise form, the extensive analysis of investment and investment policy trends in LDCs contained in annual editions of UNCTAD’s flagship World Investment Report (WIR). The summary report shows that since 2011, FDI inflows to LDCs as a group increased only marginally. The pandemic has further undermined [...]

Over the past four decades, China has achieved remarkable economic growth, lifting millions out of poverty and meeting major international development goals, contributing significantly to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the process, China has transformed itself from a global assembly hub to a global digital leader. What is the policy story behind China’s [...]

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through its partnership’s department has launched 23 South-South and Triangular Cooperation projects across the five regions and the ITC-Turin office for the 2020-2021 biennium. The SSTC projects have covered 75 countries and additional global activities. In this compendium, the main good practices from all regions and headquarters have been synthesized [...]

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages is not only a fundamental right and a crucial development goal, but it is also front and center of the global COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve sustainable development, ensuring health is critical, with the understanding that most of the SDGs either directly relate to health [...]

This publication on “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in LDCs: From the Istanbul Programme of Action to Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Development” showcases 80 important examples of effective action. Responding to the call in the Buenos Aires outcome document of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation for the United Nations [...]

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Cooperation Report for 2021 provides an overview of the Agency’s Technical Cooperation (TC) activities during the year, covering actions to strengthen the technical cooperation programme, programme resources and delivery, and programme activities and achievements. The TC programme is designed to address the specific needs and priorities of each [...]

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Strategic Plan (“the Plan”) sets out the Organization’s strategic direction, based on the collective priorities of its Member States, and specifies the public health results to be achieved during the period 2020-2025. The Plan establishes the joint commitment of the PAHO Member States and the Pan American Sanitary Bureau [...]

Founded in 1902 as the independent specialized health agency of the inter-American system, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has developed recognized competence and expertise, providing technical cooperation to its Member States to fight communicable and noncommunicable diseases and their causes, to strengthen health systems, and to respond to emergencies and disasters throughout the Region [...]

As a result of the close collaboration between the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the second edition of the publication “South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the health sector in Ibero-America – 2018.” This document analyzes the South-South Cooperation initiatives in the field of Health that [...]