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The China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund) is one of the important initiatives of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. In the 13 years since its establishment, the CADFund has been committed to serving China-Africa cooperation with a market-oriented approach, giving full play to its financial advantages and guiding role as a platform. It has introduced Chinese enterprises [...]

Background Since its founding in 1978, SESRIC has been a focal point for South-South technical cooperation and a facilitator for the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practices among OIC Member States. The main purpose of this report is to share the experiences, including successful policies, initiatives and best practices, of the Statistical, Economic and [...]

This publication is a collaborative efforts of the United Nations Office for SouthSouth Cooperation (UNOSSC) and partners from Member States, UN entities, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and other development partners. It contains 107 good practices in South-South and triangular cooperation grouped according to the 17 SDGs. The “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable [...]

Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development, the first in its series, highlights Southern good practices that are relevant to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Policymakers and development practitioner seeking to understand better how South-South and triangular cooperation can contribute to the improvement of peoples’ lives will find ample answers [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a truly global shock: the necessary measures taken to control the spread of the virus have resulted in a major economic and human crisis. The crisis is unprecedented and requires unprecedented measures. By providing families with cash so that national consumption is increased, a fiscal stimulus should enable countries to [...]

Driven by rising country demand, WFP has stepped up its role in brokering South-South exchanges to expedite progress on SDG 2. As per WFP’s 2015 Policy on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, supporting countries to tap into South-South opportunities “is a strategic opportunity to reach more people in need”. Key pillars of the policy are (1) [...]

The WFP CoE continuously supports 30 countries in developing capacity to achieve Zero Hunger. Depending on the national contexts and demands, some countries require even closer technical assistance and remote support. In 2018, 17 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lao, Liberia, Mozambique, Nepal, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, [...]

South-South & Triangular Cooperation is critical to access and mobilize the expertise, technologies and financial resources that already exist in developing countries. In order to reach the remaining 821 million people affected by chronic food deprivation worldwide the knowledge and development solutions from the Global South are indispensable. WFP has organized a discussion to shed [...]

According to the SESRIC COVID-19 Pandemic Database, more than 879 thousand confirmed cases and more than 22 thousand fatal cases have been reported in 56 OIC member countries as of 2 June 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal economic activity and daily life across the world. However, early evidence indicates that the social, health and [...]

Restarting tourism responsibly requires that future operations be guided by a science-based approach in order to support governments, business, and local communities to understand the trade-offs of decision-making processes that aim to align hygiene and health protocols with sustainability criteria. The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, launched in January 2020 to provide a platform for the [...]