Highlighted Publications

April 12, 2023

South-South Global Thinkers

The past two decades have seen South-South and triangular cooperation grow rapidly in scale, intensity, and modalities. Yet the quality and availability of information on the scale and impact of these partnerships has not kept pace with this growing demand. […]
February 16, 2023

Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Least Developed Countries (2022)

This publication on “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in LDCs: From the Istanbul Programme of Action to Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Development” is a prime reflection of effective South-South and triangular collaboration practices that have bred innovative development […]
February 1, 2023

2022 Report of the UN Secretary-General on the State of South-South Cooperation

Summary The present report is submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 76/221, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive report on the state of South-South cooperation. It highlights the follow-up to the second High-level United […]
November 20, 2022

IBSA Fund Annual Report 2022

The IBSA Fund is a remarkable example of cooperation among three developing countries, which pioneered the implementation of South-South cooperation initiatives in partnership with the United Nations system for the benefit of other Southern countries. Its purpose is to identify […]
November 18, 2022

United Nations Fund for South-South Cooperation (UNFSSC) – Results Report 2020–2021

This report is produced as part of the commitment by UNOSSC to continuously enhance the transparency, efficiency and accountability of funds that it manages. It contributes to efforts of the United Nations system to strengthen the quality of system-wide reporting […]
November 8, 2022

UNFPA Corporate Strategy on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (2022)

UNFPA’s Corporate Strategy on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, aligned with the UNFPA Strategic Plan 2022-2025 which has deployed SSTC as one of the accelerators for results, outlines six actionable dimensions to SSTC. The SSTC is also informed by the UN […]
October 7, 2022

India-UN Fund – Year-in-review Report (Oct 2022)

The year 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of the India-UN Partnership Development Fund, a landmark moment to reflect on how the vision for South-South collaboration ingrained in the ambition and design of the Fund gained reach across the Global South […]
August 31, 2022

Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development – Vol. 4 (2022)

  Unprecedented challenges have arisen in the first years of the Decade of Action for the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030: the Covid-19 pandemic, climate crises and war in the Ukraine are among other hardships threatening […]
August 4, 2022

FAO – South-South and triangular cooperation in agricultural development (2022)

This publication provides insight into the key features of South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) and how FAO has applied it to the delivery of its mission. The case studies showcase how SSTC has contributed to alleviating hunger and malnutrition in […]