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The annual Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo), will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 28 to 30 November, 2018. Organized by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) in collaboration with United Nations agencies and other partners, the GSSD Expo will strategically engage all development actors, including the […]

12 March 2018. Brasilia, Brazil. On the sidelines of the Brasilia Conference to discuss the preparations for the United Nations Summit on Cooperation in Argentina, a strategic cooperation agreement between the Palestinian Agency for International Cooperation (PICA) and the UNOSSC was officially signed. The agreement was signed by the Director General of […]

There is a vast number of young people below 30 years old living in developing and low-income countries, and it is important to realize that young people living in countries of the Global South are a driving force in advancing the development agenda. Thus, the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation jointly with its partners has launched […]

10-19 February 2018, Tashkent. From Hungarian felting traditions to weaving on muffs and sacks with pitted kilims technique in Mid and Inner Asia, a South-South training on “Support in Developing Capacities of Rural Women and Men in Uzbekistan to Diversify their Incomes through Knowledge and Skills” was delivered for trainers. It was […]

To mark 100 years since the birth of the UAE’s Founding Father Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 2018 has been declared the “Year of Zayed” in the country. On this occasion, the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment has launched a new innovative green knowledge education smart platform with entertainment […]

Ukraine keeps sharing its progress on parliamentary openness with foreign partners, while also learning from international experience. After hosting the Global Parliamentary Openness Conference earlier this year, Ukrainian experience is in demand. This week a delegation from the Parliament of Nepal visited the Verkhovna Rada to meet staff and representatives of CSOs and understand the Ukrainian experience of parliamentary reform and the Open Parliament Initiative in Ukraine.

29 November 2017, Antalya, Turkey. The High-level Ministerial Meeting was organized as a side-event of the Global South-South Development Expo 2017, in the framework of the partnership initiative on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security (SSTC-ADFS). The partnership initiative is supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), […]

26 November 2017, Antalya, Turkey. High-level decision-makers and professionals in development cooperation from across the Arab States, Europe and the CIS regions, as well as from other regions, gathered at the Third Regional Networking Forum to discuss their role in scaling up Southern development solutions through advanced youth leadership. The forum was jointly […]

We are pleased to announce the winners of the first global Youth4South Solution Awareness Contest aimed to promote the South-South Youth Leadership Initiative in advancing Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The top three winners of the contest: 1st Place | Angelo Carlos Roxas, Improving Academic Performance of Underprivileged Students (Philippines, SDG 4: Good-Quality Education, SDG 10: Reduced […]