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Given the shared nature of contemporary development challenges such as climate change and COVID-19, the role of South-South Cooperation (SSC) is increasingly rising in importance. Against this backdrop, this study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and APC-Colombia asserts that there are four key elements to consider when assessing data on SSC: institutionalisation, documentation [...]

World Food Programme (WFP) South-South Cooperation Quarterly Newsletter aims to keep colleagues and stakeholders at the country, regional and global levels up to date with the latest developments on WFP's South-South cooperation work. It provides regular updates on WFP's South-South cooperation and a vehicle to showcase and share South-South project experiences. To learn more, please [...]

The Trade and Development Report 2022 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns that monetary and fiscal policy moves in advanced economies risk pushing the world towards global recession and prolonged stagnation, inflicting worse damage than the financial crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 shock in 2020. According to the report, [...]

The IBSA Fund is a remarkable example of cooperation among three developing countries, which pioneered the implementation of South-South cooperation initiatives in partnership with the United Nations system for the benefit of other Southern countries. Its purpose is to identify replicable and scalable projects that can be disseminated to interested developing countries as examples of [...]

This report presents the accomplishments of the United Nations Fund for South-South Cooperation (UNFSSC) through its projects, initiatives and dedicated facilities in 2020 and 2021. It serves as the progress report on the Fund, ensuring transparent and accountable reporting on resources contributed and results achieved with UNFSSC financial support. The report is produced as part [...]

South-South Cooperation is considered an important framework for the investment of the Tunisian experience gained over the past four decades. Tunisia has achieved great progress in various sectors, including agriculture, tourism, industry and mining. The leadership and the quality of education have contributed greatly to the renaissance of Tunisia. Tunisian’s experience has been used to [...]

This report presents a glimpse of the World Food Programme's (WFP) global work as a South-South and triangular cooperation broker to support countries in the achievement of SDG 2 on Zero Hunger. Across the countries where WFP operates, 345 million people are currently estimated to be acutely food insecure or at high risk given this [...]

Through years of development assistance programmes, many countries from the Global South have been able to make considerable progress in development issues including in reproductive health. They have acquired capabilities that can be shared with other countries. As a result, South South Cooperation has become the expression of partnership among countries from the South in [...]

Creating economically and politically legitimate solutions to tackle climate change is one of the most pressing and challenging issues of our time. For emerging and developing economies, the task is made more difficult due to a lack of financing, increasing debt accumulation and the need to address domestic socio-economic issues. This eBook by the Centre [...]

Jointly organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster and Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Global Education and Training Institute (GETI), the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) under the framework of its Cities Project, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the “Transitioning to Complex Risk Management and Resilient Urban [...]