Carnegie Council: Unlocking Cooperation – The Global South and Global North

“Every high-level meeting over the last year has emphasized the importance of South-South and triangular cooperation – as a complement to traditional cooperation – in addressing development challenges,” said UNOSSC Director Dima Al-Khatib during the inaugural panel of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs’ “Unlocking Cooperation” discussion series. Participants – including Archie Young, UK Ambassador to the UN General Assembly; Fernando Marani, Program Director, Center on International Cooperation; and Joel Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs – reflected on systemic challenges while simultaneously seeking to enhance cooperation on shared issues, many of which pose existential risks to humanity. Together with experts, moderator Ramu Damodaran, senior advisor to the UN University for Peace, addressed questions, including:

• How can Global South and Global North nations collaborate more effectively?
• What roadblocks hinder joint action on crucial issues such as security, development, climate, and AI?
• How can ethical reflection and engagement pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable multilateralism?

“UNOSSC invites partners to engage in more advocacy for South-South and triangular cooperation through experimentation, co-decision-making, and scaling-up of results and triangular initiatives through financing,” said UNOSSC Director Dima Al-Khatib. With regard to capacity building and broad knowledge sharing, she encouraged participants to utilize the new Guidelines for the Integration of South-South and Triangular Cooperation into the Country- and Regional-level Work of the United Nations Development System; and to explore the South-South Galaxy and South-South Global Thinkers network. More information and the full transcript of the discussion is accessible at www.carnegiecouncil.org Click here to access the video of the event.