South-South Cooperation ‘accelerates’ us toward 2030 goals, UN Chief says on International Day

Collaboration among countries of the global south offers a “unique pathway” that accelerates us towards the key 2030 sustainable development targets, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told a commemorative event for South-South Cooperation (SSC) on Thursday.

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation 2019

In 2019 the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation on 12 September marks the 41st anniversary of the 1978 adoption by consensus of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

Welcome to the Eleventh African Private Sector Forum

The Eleventh African Private Forum, under the overarching theme of "Transforming African Economies through Mobilization of the Private Sector and the Capitalization of Experiences from other Regions of the World", will be organized by the African Union Commission, in partnership with Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) from 6 to 8 November in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Cities Project Hails South-South Environmental Cooperation

30 July 2019, Beijing - Cities Project attended the Second Coordination Meeting of the Belt and Road International Green Coalition on behalf of the United Nations Office South-South Cooperation.

Share your best practices on urban planning solutions

UNOSSC is surveying best practices from different regions of the world on urban planning and management. The best experiences will be compiled in two publications under the UNOSSC Programme on Climate Change and Sustainability. Both publications will be launched at the 25th session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP 25) at Santiago in December 2019.

Cities Project completes demand-driven needs assessment in Khajura

On 10 June 2019, UNOSSC’s Cities Project initiated a five-day multi-stakeholder mission to Khajura Rural Municipality to conduct a sustainable development needs assessment.

South-South Cooperation for Agriculture Development Gains Momentum

UNOSSC’s Multi-stakeholder Approach for Agriculture Development and Poverty Eradication Showcased and Boosted in Tashkent

UNIDO – 2nd annual “BRIDGE for Cities – Belt and Road Initiative: Developing Green Economies for Cities” (26-28 Sep 2017, Vienna)

Second annual “BRIDGE for Cities – Belt and Road Initiative: Developing Green Economies for Cities”, organized jointly by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Finance Centre for South-South Cooperation, held in Vienna, Austria from 26 to 28 September

World Green Economy Summit 2018: Silk Road Mayors Discuss South-South Cooperation for Smart Green Cities and Tourism

Dubai UAE, 25 Oct 2018: The Silk Road Mayor’s Meeting on South-South Cooperation in Smart Green Cities and Tourism held during the World Green Economy Summit 2018 was organized jointly by The World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), and the Maritime Continental Silk Road Cities Alliance (MCSR-CA).