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The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) stands out among multilateral development banks (MDBs) as the only major MDB to have a fully Global South membership and shareholder base. IsDB is essentially a ‘South-South’ bank, uniting its members with the desire to address the challenges facing humanity together. Since 2019, IsDB has been promoting a new institutional [...]

South-South and triangular cooperation is at the heart of SDG4 implementation on Quality Education. As demonstrated in the last few years, this kind of cooperation can mobilize action, ambition, solidarity and solutions to transform education in a rapidly changing world. From the inclusive approach to digital learning in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to distance learning [...]

The present report is submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 77/185, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the state of South-South cooperation. The report highlights global challenges and emerging issues and trends in South-South and triangular cooperation. It also provides an assessment of progress in implementing the [...]

Publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). To access the original post, please click here. South-South Cooperation is increasingly recognized as an effective instrument for catalyzing economic development by fostering the exchange of innovation and good practices, and expanding market opportunities across countries with a similar level of development and [...]

Launched in 2008, the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo is a global event organized by UNOSSC, in collaboration with Member States, United Nations agencies, private sector enterprises, civil society organizations and academic institutions. It is the only worldwide multi-stakeholder platform offered by the United Nations for systematic showcasing of development solutions at national, regional and [...]

South-South and triangular cooperation is a valuable catalyst in galvanizing political will and in enhancing knowhow to implement the much needed economic and social reforms to rescue the SDGs. Recognizing this, countries are increasingly integrating South-South and triangular cooperation in the preparation and presentation of their voluntary national reviews (VNRs). The integration of South-South and [...]

This Concept Paper was developed by the Indonesian Ministry of State Secretariat and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, within the bilateral Indonesian-German Project of ‘Strengthening Capacities for Policy Planning for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Indonesia and in the Global South (SDGs SSTC)’. You can access the original file here. [...]

    Supported by Cooperación Española, this report by the Ibero-American Secretariat General describers the strategies Ibero-American countries promoted to adapt to COVID-19 and how South-South and triangular cooperation became an instrument to respond to the challenges of the multidimensional crisis caused by the pandemic. The Report focuses on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in which [...]

This Report is authored by Dr. Hany Besada, Senior Research and Programme Advisor & Senior Research Coordinator, United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC); Dr. Xiaolin Wang, Professor and Deputy Dean, Institute for Six-Sector Economy, Fudan University and Dr. Qianqian Liu, Deputy Director General, Finance Centre for South-South Cooperation. On 19 March 2019, the South-South [...]

CERFAM's Bulletin, published quarterly by the The World Food Programme's (WFP) Regional Centre of Excellence Against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM), is an opportunity offered to CERFAM’s partners to share activities and experiences, aiming to inform about good practices and progress in Food and Nutrition Security in West and Central Africa and in Africa. The eleventh [...]