News & Events
News in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS:
Events in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS:
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 […]
31/07/2021
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 […]
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 […]
05/07/2021
When: 12 July 2021, 07:30 – 09:00 (New York time) | 14:30 – 16:00 (Beirut time) Registration: to register for this event, please click here. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have shown global solidarity for jointly overcoming this unprecedented crisis. The multifaceted impacts of COVID-19, going far beyond health […]
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 […]
06/04/2021
Istanbul, Turkey, 6-8 April 2021 – 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 States, Europe and the […]
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 […]