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Marking South-South Cooperation, UN Officials Call for More Equitable Opportunities

12 Sep 2012 - The developing countries comprising the global South have made strides in development and cooperation over the past decade. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today while also cautioning that despite strong advancements, some areas of the region still languish in poverty. In a message marking the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation ... read more

Marking South-South cooperation, UN officials call for more equitable opportunities
12 Sep 2012
12 September 2012 – The developing countries comprising the global South have made strides in development and cooperation over the past decade, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today while also cautioning that despite strong advancements, some areas of the region still languish in poverty. In a message marking the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, Mr. Ban celeb...

Secretary-General Highlights Role of South-South Cooperation

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BRICS Eye Infrastructure Funding Through New Development Bank
28 Mar 2013
The BRICS Bank brings a new paradigm to share resources and achieve win-win outcomes. http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/mar/28/brics-countries-infrastructure-spending-development-bank

Which BRICS Offer the Richest Source of Ideas?
25 Mar 2013
South-South exchange holds huge potential for helping the BRICS develop solutions. http://mg.co.za/article/2013-03-25-which-brics-offer-the-richest-source-of-ideas

Brics Lay Plans for Development Bank
25 Mar 2013
Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are expected to launch a joint development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions. http://mg.co.za/article/2013-03-24-brics-lay-plans-for-development-bank

The BRICS and the Rising South
25 Mar 2013
Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP, notes that while the South still needs the North, the North also increasingly needs the South. http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/03/op-ed-the-brics-and-the-rising-south/

Sino-African Friendship Sets Good Example for South-South Cooperation
24 Mar 2013
The friendship between China and African countries is the natural result of mutual benefit. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-03/24/c_132257774.htm

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The UN Walks the Talk on Climate Change
21 Jun 2012
In furthering the United Nations and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's collective commitment to walk the talk on climate change, the President of the UN General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, launched a carbon emissions offsetting initiative to offset the carbon footprint from UN staff participation in the Rio+20 Summit through South-South cooperation. "We have brought the United Nation...

High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, 17th Session
22 May 2012
Date: 22 – 25 May 2012 Location: United Nations North Lawn Building, Room 4, New York, NY The High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, a subcommittee of the General Assembly convened by the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the Secretary-General, meets biennially to undertake an overall intergovernmental review of South-South cooperatio...

Global South-South Development Expo, 5 - 9 December 2011
05 Dec 2011
The Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) is the FIRST EVER Expo solely from the South and for the South. It showcases successful Southern-grown development solutions (SDSs) to address the need to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is designed as a concrete response to the strong commitment made by the Secretary-General and the UNDP Administrator to help the global South reali...

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