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UNESCO participated in the 2018 Global South-South Development Expo

UNESCO participated in the 2018 Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo, held at the UN in New York from 28-30 November, with the overarching theme of “Showcasing Institutions Supporting South-South Cooperation in preparation for the Second High-level United Nations Conference on […]

UNESCO: Green Economy in Nigeria gets a boost from India-UN Fund

Jointly advancing environmental sustainability and poverty reduction is a challenge the government of Nigeria holds at heart. In pursuit of these interlinked objectives, the Ministry of the Environment and the Man and the Biosphere National Committee of Nigeria proposed a […]

UNESCO Side Events at BAPA+40

On the margins of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40), which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 20-22 March 2019, UNESCO, in partnership with the University of Buenos Aries (UBA) will host three side […]

At BAPA+40, UNESCO and the India-UN Fund launch projects benefiting The Gambia and Togo

As world leaders meet in Buenos Aires to provide impetus for South-South cooperation and shape its complementary role within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the India-UN Fund launched new projects with the governments of The Gambia and Togo. In […]

India-UN Fund, UNESCO and Government of Samoa advance dialogue on access to information in the public administration context

Apia, Wednesday 13 July 2021: Access to information empowers the participation of citizens in decision-making and discussions of issues that affect them. It is a key human right that enables the exercise of all other fundamental human rights and holds […]

Promoting global citizenship through learning and dialogue

23 February 2017 – Simon Kuany Simon Kuany (South Sudan) is a UN Volunteer with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), in New Delhi, India. Funded generously by the Indian Government, MGIEP was […]

New Capacity Building Programme to Share RoK’s South-South Success in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 12 June 2017 – The first Workshop on South-South and Triangular Cooperation as Enablers for Development Through Science, Technology and Innovation successfully concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday. It provided the opportunity for government representatives to understand […]

UN South-South Cooperation Day 2017 – Activities Around the World

  South-South Cooperation Day Activities at UN Headquarters in New York:   Workshop “UNESCO activities promoting South-South and triangular Cooperation in Africa” (organized by UNESCO and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation in cooperation with the Group of 77) […]

GSSD Expo 2017: Summary of the Second Day (28 Nov 2017)

  LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE 2: Youth empowerment and launch of the Youth Leadership Initiative The world has never been so young. Half of the world´s population is under 30, and the majority of them live in the developing world. Participation and […]