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Each member of the UN system is a substantive leader within its sphere of expertise. The Office ensures coherent UN system support to South-South and triangular cooperation by facilitating joint analytical planning and programming, contributing to the Secretary-General’s directive for all UN Agencies to ‘Deliver as One’ in South-South cooperation for development.

In response to Member States’ commitment to South-South cooperation, the United Nations system has intensified efforts to mainstream South-South efforts across each organization’s strategic plans and policy frameworks. We are creating strategic partnerships for such collaboration and highlighting South-South cooperation as a priority in long- and medium-term planning instruments. United Nations Agency- and organization-specific webpages on South-South cooperation, flagship initiatives, joint programmes and latest news can be accessed via this page.

For further information please contact UNOSSC at: southsouth@unossc.org

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Global South-South Development Expo

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WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil

World Intellectual Property Organization

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The aim of this group is to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTrC) globally and within the United Nations system. This group is a multilingual interactive space where people from different countries can meet, engage, exchange and cooperate within the perspective of SSTrC.

UN Organizations’ News on South-South Cooperation

09/05/2019

AGRA/IFAD: Call for Solutions Private Sector-related Innovative Rural Development

The Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) is launching a Call for Rural Innovative Solutions in agriculture to invite the submission of write-ups for known existing solutions applicable to rural agriculture. In this call, AGRA is looking forward to receiving […]

03/04/2019

Publication: Advancing children’s rights and well-being through SSTrC (2019)

At the Side-Event South-South Cooperation in a Digital Era, held on the margins of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40), the UNICEF and UNOSSC joint publication was launched as part of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation […]

29/03/2019

Participants, acting without a vote, adopted the Buenos Aires Outcome Document of BAPA+40

Enhanced Collaboration Crucial to Address Changing Geopolitical Landscape, Resource Constraints, Delegates Stress BUENOS AIRES, 22 March – Concluding a landmark conference on the crucial role of South-South cooperation in the planet’s sustainable development, representatives of 160 countries today adopted a sweeping […]

28/03/2019

BAPA+40 Side-Event: Shaping the Future of Regional South-South Cooperation – Sharing the ASEAN Experiences and Nurturing Synergies across Regions

19 March 2019 The side-event on “Shaping the Future of Regional South-South Cooperation: Sharing the ASEAN Experiences and Nurturing Synergies across Regions” was held on 19 March at Sala de Prensa, Palacio San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was […]

25/03/2019

IAEA Launches Report Highlighting Achievements in South-South and Triangular Cooperation

The IAEA has launched a report showcasing how the application of science and technology through cooperation among developing countries is helping countries achieve their development objectives. Examples highlighted in the report include combatting diseases such as Ebola and identifying the presence of […]

22/03/2019

At BAPA+40, UNESCO and the India-UN Fund launch projects benefiting The Gambia and Togo

As world leaders meet in Buenos Aires to provide impetus for South-South cooperation and shape its complementary role within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the India-UN Fund launched new projects with the governments of The Gambia and Togo. In […]

21/03/2019

BAPA+40 Side Event: Maximizing the role of South-South cooperation in achieving Universal Health Coverage and Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV & Syphilis

On 21 March 2019, on the margins of the second UN High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation, UNICEF, PAHO/WHO hosted a dialogue on how to maximize the role of South-South cooperation to achieve Universal Health Coverage and eliminate mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) […]

19/03/2019

Discussion about South-South Cooperation in a Digital Era and the launch of the UNOSSC “South-South Galaxy” platform

A dialogue highlighting the importance of leveraging South-South cooperation for development in a digital era was held on 19 March 2019 at the Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the sidelines of the Second High-level United Nations […]

19/03/2019

BAPA+40 Side Event: Opportunities and Challenges of South-South Cooperation in Bioeconomy

18 March 2019 A dialogue on “Opportunities and Challenges of South-South Cooperation on Bioeconomy, in the light of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda” was held Monday at the Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was […]

15/03/2019

Side Events Organized by the United Nations Rome-based Agencies at BAPA+40

The United Nations Rome-Based Agencies (RBAs which are The Food and Agriculture Organization – FAO, International Fund for Agriculture Development – IFAD and World Food Programme – WFP) are jointly organizing two side events. We warmly welcome you to […]

13/03/2019

IFAD – Islamic Development Bank Side Event at BAPA+40

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are organizing a side event on “Leveraging South-South and Triangular Cooperation to support agricultural value-chain development”. IsDB and IFAD have a proven track record in designing […]

08/03/2019

UNESCO Side Events at BAPA+40

On the margins of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40), which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 20-22 March 2019, UNESCO, in partnership with the University of Buenos Aries (UBA) will host three side […]