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30/07/2021
The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) jointly convened the side event on South-South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Social Protection Systems in the COVID-19 Recovery and Achievement of the 2030 Agenda, on 12 July 2021, on the […]
16/07/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught the international community that development cooperation in all its forms remains critical to an effective response to shocks, resilience, recovery, and, ultimately, sustainable development, especially during the last Decade of Action to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this context, South-South, East-East and triangular cooperation […]
10/06/2021
The Division for Arab States, Europe and the CIS of UNOSSC, based in Istanbul, Turkey, is seeking to recruit a Specialist to provide support in the following five broader areas of work covering Europe and the CIS: Policy Coordination and Coherence; Programmatic Support; Institutionalization; Knowledge Management and Capacity Development; and Partnerships. Job […]
04/06/2021
The Division for Arab States, Europe and the CIS of UNOSSC, based in Istanbul, Turkey, is seeking to recruit a Specialist to provide support in the following five broader areas of work covering the Arab States: Policy Coordination and Coherence; Programmatic Support; Institutionalization; Knowledge Management and Capacity Development; and Partnerships. Job Vacancy […]
20/05/2021
Sovereign debt levels are rising among both developing and developed countries, under the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has plunged the world into the worst recession in 90 years, reversing development gains and raising the spectre of a another “lost decade”. According to the Financing for Sustainable Development Report […]
18/05/2021
The ‘COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Public Policy Leadership and Institutional Arrangements — 2021 Inter-regional Dialogue and Stocktaking for Advancing SSTC in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS’, organised by the UNOSSC Division for Arab States, Europe and the CIS, took place virtually from 6-8 April 2021. All the sessions from the […]
29/04/2021
Under the framework of the Global South-South Development Center (GSSDC) project, the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) is organizing an online workshop series titled “Resume SDG-aligned South-South Investment Beyond COVID-19,” in partnership with the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation (FCSSC) and the China International Center on Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE). The first session […]
01/04/2021
COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: PUBLIC POLICY LEADERSHIP AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS The virtual 2021 Inter-Regional Dialogue and Stocktaking for Advancing South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS is taking place 6-8 April 2021, Istanbul, Turkey time. Organized by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation Division for Arab […]
28/12/2019
In 2019, the main focus of the activities has been divided between the newly established Joint Initiative of UNOSSC and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), implementation of which has been entrusted on the Division for the Arab State, Europe and the CIS, and the activities on providing tailor-made support services for […]
28/06/2019
PA Research and SSC for the achievement of the SDGs in the Arab Region: MENAPAR Annual Conference IV
Call for Papers MENAPAR is pleased to announce its annual conference to be held from October 28th – 31st, 2019 in the beautiful town of Ifrane, Morocco in local partnership with the Al-Akhawayn University. This year’s theme will contribute to knowledge building in “Public Administration Research and South-South Cooperation for the achievement […]
04/06/2019
The 2019 Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Forum on Green Economy taking place during 10-12 June 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, is the result of the success of the annual, since 2014, World Green Economy Summit model and a direct response to the requests of participating countries and institutional partners to bring green economy solutions […]
26/12/2018
In the course of 2018, in line with the new UNOSSC Strategy, the Division continued to provide tailor-made support services for the UN Country Teams and the Government Focal Points on South-South Cooperation in the two regions. The services were provided on a demand-driven basis aiming to enable respective countries to pursue […]