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South-South and triangular cooperation represent dynamic partnerships that transcend borders and foster collaboration among countries and regions of the Global South. These cooperative efforts occur at various levels – global, regional, subregional, and national – engaging diverse stakeholders and partners. The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation plays a pivotal role in promoting, facilitating, and supporting these cooperative initiatives.

In the BAPA+40 Outcome Document, Member States request the United Nations Development System to enhance its support to South-South and triangular cooperation inter alia in the areas of promoting capacity-building, regional integration, interregional linkages. The Report of the 2nd High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation also recommends the strengthening of institutional mapping of South-South cooperation management at the regional and international levels. In Addition, Member States recognize the critical role of regional entities such as the United Nations Regional Commissions supporting South-South and triangular cooperation initiatives, in accordance with their respective mandates. The United Nations System-wide Strategy on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development also calls for enhanced United Nations system-wide coordination on South-South cooperation at regional level. Member States at the 21st High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation also requested the UNDP Administrator to provide an update of the support to interregional initiatives, and progress made by UNDP and UNOSSC.

In responding to these calls, and in line with its Strategic Framework (2022-2025), UNOSSC developed a Regional Engagement Plan in close collaboration with regional institutions and partners both within and outside the UN System in all regions of the Global South. Specifically, the Regional Engagement Plan seeks to:

  • Amplify South-South and triangular cooperation to address regional and sub-regional development priorities through regional integration and regional level undertakings.
  • Identify partners and their priorities for review and support by UNOSSC, based on demand driven collaboration on South-South cooperation in the regions and ensuring a multistakeholder approach.
  • Enhance United Nations system-wide coordination on South-South and triangular cooperation at regional level, as called for in the United Nations System-wide Strategy on South-South and Triangular Cooperation.
  • Identify issues prioritized in the regions to enhance UNOSSC effectiveness in support of South-South cooperation at the regional and sub-regional level, informing, among others, the preparation of knowledge products and enabling targeted knowledge sharing through the UNOSSC knowledge sharing platform South-South Galaxy, alongside other relevant knowledge platforms developed and utilized by various United Nations entities and stakeholders.

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Global South-South Development Exposition to Explore “South-South Cooperation in the Background of the Change of the Times” (Article in Chinese)

Global South-South Development Exposition to Explore “South-South Cooperation in the Background of the Change of the Times” (Article in Chinese)

November 9, 2017

Source: Xinhua News   全球南南发展博览会将探寻“时代变革背景下的南南合作”   新华社联合国１１月６日电（记者马建国）联合国南南合作办公室副主任王晓军６日说，本月底即将在土耳其安塔利亚市举行的全球南南发展博览会（南南博览会）将展示新形势下南南合作的实践和成果，探寻“时代变革背景下的南南合作”。 　　王晓军当天在接受新华社记者专访时表示，联合国将于１１月２７日至３０日在土耳其安塔利亚市举办南南博览会，以“时代变革背景下的南南合作”为主题，持续关注科技发展、青年就业、粮食安全、农业发展等领域的南南合作。 　　王晓军说，此次博览会还将探讨和展示政务创新、大数据、人道与发展、和平与重建等领域的南南合作与三方合作的创新实践。 　　王晓军指出，可持续发展议程，经济全球化，信息技术的革新，以及全球治理改革，都为国际发展合作带来新的机遇和挑战。如何在新形势下充分发挥南南合作的作用，已成为全球亟待探讨的课题。 　　王晓军还说，南南博览会由联合国大会全体会员国以及联合国系统所有专职机构全面支持，由联合国南南合作办公室和主办国共同协调和组织。南南博览会将主要展示全球范围内南南合作与三方合作创新实践，寻求和探索新型发展合作模式以及建立合作伙伴关系，促进可持续发展目标实现。 　　全球南南发展博览会由联合国南南合作办公室于２００８年启动，今年在安塔利亚举行的南南博览会预计将有来自全球１０９个国家和地区的５００至７００名代表与会。    

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Global South-South Development Exposition to Explore “South-South Cooperation in the Background of the Change of the Times” (Article in Chinese)

Global South-South Development Exposition to Explore “South-South Cooperation in the Background of the Change of the Times” (Article in Chinese)

November 9, 2017

Source: Xinhua News   全球南南发展博览会将探寻“时代变革背景下的南南合作”   新华社联合国１１月６日电（记者马建国）联合国南南合作办公室副主任王晓军６日说，本月底即将在土耳其安塔利亚市举行的全球南南发展博览会（南南博览会）将展示新形势下南南合作的实践和成果，探寻“时代变革背景下的南南合作”。 　　王晓军当天在接受新华社记者专访时表示，联合国将于１１月２７日至３０日在土耳其安塔利亚市举办南南博览会，以“时代变革背景下的南南合作”为主题，持续关注科技发展、青年就业、粮食安全、农业发展等领域的南南合作。 　　王晓军说，此次博览会还将探讨和展示政务创新、大数据、人道与发展、和平与重建等领域的南南合作与三方合作的创新实践。 　　王晓军指出，可持续发展议程，经济全球化，信息技术的革新，以及全球治理改革，都为国际发展合作带来新的机遇和挑战。如何在新形势下充分发挥南南合作的作用，已成为全球亟待探讨的课题。 　　王晓军还说，南南博览会由联合国大会全体会员国以及联合国系统所有专职机构全面支持，由联合国南南合作办公室和主办国共同协调和组织。南南博览会将主要展示全球范围内南南合作与三方合作创新实践，寻求和探索新型发展合作模式以及建立合作伙伴关系，促进可持续发展目标实现。 　　全球南南发展博览会由联合国南南合作办公室于２００８年启动，今年在安塔利亚举行的南南博览会预计将有来自全球１０９个国家和地区的５００至７００名代表与会。    

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Read the UNOSSC Regional Engagement Plan for more information.

 
Contacts for more information:

Minerva Novero-Belec
Regional Policy Specialist
minerva.novero@unossc.org

Cynthia Olouasa
Regional Policy Analyst
cynthia.olouasa@unossc.org

 

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