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FOREWORD Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face a number of unique challenges. They are highly vulnerable to external economic and financial shocks — at least 35 per cent more than other developing countries, in part due to their remoteness and narrow resource and export base. SIDS, as a group, are especially susceptible to the effects [...]

Developed under UNOSSC's Facility/Programme for Capacity Development for Poverty Reduction through South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Science and Technology (RoK-UNOSSC Facility) – Phase 2, the Directory of Institutions and Experts fo Science, Technology and Innovation in Asia profiles relevant science, technology and innovation as well as Information Communication Technology (ICT) institutions and experts. Specifically, these [...]

In the context of this urgent need for the global community to respond to the challenge of climate change, it is generally agreed that capacity-building is one of the fundamental building blocks for ensuring successful implementation of climate policies and actions to comply with the Paris Agreement and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In [...]

Turkey’s relations with the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have accelerated in recent years in many areas ranging from the trade volume to political dialogue mechanisms, from educational activities to economic investments and development. In the context of relations building on the basis of “equal partnership and mutual benefit”, Turkey aims to blend in one melting [...]

The official development assistance (ODA) has an internationally agreed definition and its measurement has been based on a standard methodology for more than 50 years. However, work on aid terminology, and the debate on the appropriateness and credibility of the concept still continue. The size of development aid provided by donor countries is calculated based […]

While many developing countries do not have explicit South-South and triangular cooperation strategies, the state of play shows that its elements can be found in various policies, institutional guidance and national development strategies. The absence of a holistic approach and a nationally acknowledged strategy carries the risk of fragmentation in undertaking SSTC strategies. The Islamic [...]

COVID-19 has dealt a devastating economic blow around the world. From individuals who can no longer afford to pay for food, to SMEs unable to cover their rent, to national governments struggling with their balance of payments and skyrocketing health expenditures, the economic impacts of COVID-19 have been sweeping in scope and depth. Although little discussed in [...]

This document by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is the record of the 2nd Meeting of Rural Youth of the Brazilian Semi-arid (2019). The theme was "new challenges of the rural succession of youth in the Brazilian Semiarid" and the event brought together about 500 participants, including 355 young people from 6 states, [...]