Event

02/10/2019

Consultative meeting on Youth Entrepreneurship Academy, 15 October 2019 in Shenzhen, China

            Concept Note Consultative Meeting on South-South Entrepreneurship Academy Date: October 15 Venue: TusStar, Shenzhen, China Background South-South Entrepreneurship Academy is organized under the platform of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) – Youth for South as part […]
02/10/2019

Passing the Torch to Indonesia on Village Development

The Republic of Korea’s famous Semaul-Undong or village movement is sometimes attributed for the transformation of the country from one of the poorest countries to a developed country in just over four decades.  For two years, the Government of Indonesia […]
25/09/2019

Expert consultation meeting on village index harmonization in Indonesia

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state and fourth most populous nation. It has 74,957 villages. In 2014, the New Village Law was enacted to grant autonomy and financial support to the villages through the Village Fund from the central […]
16/09/2019

Partners in Population and Development (PPD) celebrating the United Nations South-South- Cooperation Day, 12 September 2019

 
12/09/2019

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September 2019

Today, September 12th 2019, the international community celebrates the UN Day for South-South Cooperation; the first after the Second United Nations High-level Conference on South-South Cooperation that took place on 21-23 March in Buenos Aires, Argentina. To mark this occasion, […]
29/08/2019

South-South Network for Public Service Innovation Collaborates with the Local Government at Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was established in March 2019 markeing the end of nearly half a century of Moro separatist conflict in the southern Philippines.  Consequenctly, due to the long-lasting conflict, the Bangsamoro Region is one […]
28/08/2019

South-South Galaxy Warmly Received in Asia-Pacific, 21 and 22 August 2019

The UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) introduced the South-South Galaxy to the United Nations South-South Focal points on 21 August 2019 and to the ASEAN Development Cooperation Forum on 22 August 2019. The South-South Galaxy is a knowledge sharing […]
01/08/2019

Pacific Island Leaders Endorse a Central Role for South-South Cooperation in the sustainable development of the Pacific Islands developing countries, Nadi, Fiji, 29-30 July 2019

Over 200 participants attended the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) 2019 Leaders’ Summit and Conference highlighting the theme “South-South Cooperation for a Resilient Pacific” in Nadi, Fiji, 29-30 July 2019. “The theme for this conference [South-South cooperation for a resilient […]
31/07/2019

South-South Entrepreneurship Academy, 3-4 April, 2019, Youth Square, Hong Kong SAR

The first of two events for 2019 organized under the South-South Entrepreneurship Academy took place at Youth Square, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) on 3-4 April, 2019.  The South-South Academy is the brainchild of the United Nations Office for South-South […]
31/07/2019

UNOSSC and PIDF Launch Publication under South-South in Action Series

19 March 2019, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Ms. Xiaojun Wang, Deputy Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and Mr. François Martel, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) launched the publication entitled, South-South and Triangular in […]
01/05/2019

Annual report 2018, UNOSSC Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

The Annual report 2018 is a documentation of the progress achieved by the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (Asia-Pacific) in 2018.
20/04/2019

BAPA+40 Side-Event: Shaping the Future of Regional South-South Cooperation – Sharing the ASEAN Experiences and Nurturing Synergies across Regions

19 March 2019 The side-event on “Shaping the Future of Regional South-South Cooperation: Sharing the ASEAN Experiences and Nurturing Synergies across Regions” was held on 19 March at Sala de Prensa, Palacio San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was […]