South-South Today
UNOSSC’s blog features project and program updates from Office staff, and engages partners in a collaborative environment to highlight best practices and relevant news from developing countries. Stay tuned for our monthly blog posts and follow us on social media.
09/04/2021
10 February 2021 – KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), Brazil´s SENAI (National Service of Industrial Apprenticeship) and Paraguay´s DINAC (National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) providing a framework for cooperation to develop technical and […]
08/02/2021
VIENNA, 4 February 2021 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has released a new publication on the Organization’s work in the area of South-South and triangular industrial cooperation (SSTIC). The publication features 16 projects and good practices that can be […]
09/12/2020
The Board of Directors of the India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (the IBSA Fund) convened today to review the progress of the trust fund portfolio and consider new proposals. During the successful meeting, the […]
06/11/2020
The funds managed by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) were early responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitating city-to-city contributions of medical equipment as early as February 2020 and, by April, purchases of ventilators for the small island […]
21/10/2020
When: 28 October, 8:00 – 9:45 am (New York time) Please register for this webinar here. Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the centrality of international development cooperation in reducing risk and building the resilience of developing countries through improved coordination and […]
21/10/2020
When: 27 October 2020, 9.00-11.00 EST; 14.00-16.00 CET; 16.00-18.00 EAT; 18.30-20.30 IST Please register for this webinar here. Designing for Impact: South-South Trade and Investment In March 2019, for the first time ever, the outcome document adopted by the Second High-level […]
16/10/2020
Roseau, October 14, 2020 – More than a hundred primary school-aged children and community members will now benefit from the newly restored Salisbury Educational Facility in the village of Salisbury. Under the leadership of the Government of Dominica, with financial support […]
15/10/2020
On the sidelines of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Islamic Development Bank, the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and UNDP, will be convening a webinar on […]
12/10/2020
When: 20 October 2020, 8:30 -10:20am (GMT-4) Please RSVP to ines@ancssc.org Background The UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to the COVID 19 Crisis warns that “The COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a health crisis: it is affecting societies and […]
09/10/2020
When: 7-8 October 2020 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, General Directorate for International Cooperation and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany are organizing V Regional Conference (virtual) on “Perspectives […]
07/10/2020
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has improved access to care at the Victoria Respiratory Hospital thanks to the generous financial assistance of the India-UN partnership fund and the support of the UNOSSC and UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. […]
23/09/2020
When: 29 September 2020, 4PM-6PM, Addis Ababa time | 9AM-11AM, New York time To join this webinar, please click here. Background With lockdowns as a COVID-19 response, the internet has emerged as a major COVID-19 knowledge resource. There are a lot […]