Knowledge Products

The International Labour Organization (ILO), alongside its partnership department, initiated 28 South-South and Triangular Cooperation projects across five regions and the ITC-Turin office for 2022-2023. These projects spanned 80+ countries and global activities, emphasizing adaptable, sustainable, and results-driven practices. Funded mainly by the Regular Budget’s development cooperation support, they focused on capacity development for ILO [...]

As the global community grapples with the persistent challenge of hunger, South-South and Triangular Industrial Cooperation (SSTIC) presents a dynamic platform for innovative solutions and coordinated action. By leveraging industrial cooperation and shared developmental experiences, SSTIC can significantly contribute to the global goal of ending hunger. Technically, SSTIC promotes the transfer, adaptation, and assimilation of [...]

As an indispensable axis of contemporary international cooperation, South-South and Triangular Industrial Cooperation (SSTIC) operates at the intersection of global value chains and sustainability. This strategic platform embodies an evolving paradigm, explicitly designed to foster the technical and economic prerequisites for the creation of sustainable supply chains. This publication elaborates on the instrumental role of [...]

As we stand on the precipice of an escalating climate crisis, the relevance and importance of South-South and Triangular Industrial Cooperation (SSTIC) has never been more pronounced. SSTIC, as an international cooperative mechanism, holds a compelling potential to strategically address and limit climate breakdown. This publication seeks to outline the technical and economic dimensions of [...]

Building on the broad recommendations, catalytic actions and performance indicators identified in the 2016 framework of operational guidelines on UN support to South-South and triangular cooperation (SSC/19/3)5 and consultations with UN entities and other partners, these Guidelines offer a step-by-step resource to use when integrating South-South and triangular cooperation into the CCA and UNSDCF processes. [...]

As the world ushers into an era of transformation, UNOSSC Cities Project and UNESCO present the inspiring compilation “Experiences and Practices on Inclusive Sustainable Tourism in Cities and Localities in the Context of South-South and Triangular Cooperation”, a knowledge product that sheds light on an increasingly important aspect of our modern, interconnected world – inclusive [...]

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1983, the Pérez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation (PGTF) has played a catalytic role in fostering sustainable development through South-South cooperation in developing countries. Over the past four decades, PGTF has been supporting innovative projects in developing countries, promoting socioeconomic development, and supporting communities to move forward [...]

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund, a $150 million financial mechanism, champions innovative, Southerndriven, demand-responsive and transformative sustainable development initiatives across the developing world. Remarkably, within just six years, the Fund has cultivated a portfolio of 76 development projects, collaborating with 54 developing countries through 13 United Nations entities. It is one among numerous initiatives undertaken [...]

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund, a $150 million financial mechanism, champions innovative, Southerndriven, demand-responsive and transformative sustainable development initiatives across the developing world. Remarkably, within just six years, the Fund has cultivated a portfolio of 76 development projects, collaborating with 54 developing countries through 13 United Nations entities. It is one among numerous initiatives undertaken [...]

Building Forward Better toward COVID-19 Recovery with Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Approach through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (2023) The Mekong region is richly endowed with natural resources and has some of the most biologically diverse habitats in the world. However, despite rapid economic developments, including increased urbanization and poverty reduction in the past few decades, significant [...]