International Day for South-South Cooperation

The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation convened from the 27th to the 30th of May 2025. The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation will be convened 27-30 May 2025 to review progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the New Directions Strategy, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40) . 1. Opening of the session. 2. Review of progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the new directions strategy for South-South cooperation, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires ...

  Side event entitled "South-South and Triangular Cooperation Gateway: facilitating access to digital and innovative technologies for more efficient, more inclusiven more resilient, more sustainable agrifood-systems." The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has embraced South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) as a key delivery modality to catalyse agricultural development, food security, and rural development. Objectives: The overall objectives of the event are: to promote SSTC and its contributions to alleviating hunger and malnutrition and inclusive and resilient agrifood systems transformation in countries across the Global South - leaving no one behind; to showcase successful SSTC rural and agricultural digitalization projects/case studies in the Global South; to learn and exchange knowledge on how SSTC is bridging digital and technological divides and ensuring that STI, including AI, serves as a driver of equitable and sustainable developm...

  The  22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation  convened from the 27th to the 30th of May 2025. The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation will be convened 27-30 May 2025 to review progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the New Directions Strategy, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40). 1. Opening of the session. 2. Review of progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the new directions strategy for South-South cooperation, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the B...

 The  22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation  convened from the 27th to the 30th of May 2025. The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation will be convened 27-30 May 2025 to review progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the New Directions Strategy, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40). 1. Opening of the session. 2. Review of progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the new directions strategy for South-South cooperation, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Bu...

  "Le Succès de ce Pays repose sur l'Agriculture" Felix Houphouet Boigny, President of Ivory Coast.

 The  22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation  convened from the 27th to the 30th of May 2025. The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation will be convened 27-30 May 2025 to review progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the New Directions Strategy, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40). 1. Opening of the session. 2. Review of progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the new directions strategy for South-South cooperation, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Bu...

The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation convened from the 27th to the 30th of May 2025. The 22nd session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation will be convened 27-30 May 2025 to review progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the New Directions Strategy, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40). 1. Opening of the session. 2. Review of progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, the new directions strategy for South-South cooperation, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires ou...

  Theme:  Keeping the promise on sustainable development in times of uncertainty - The United Nations development system delivering for results (20-22 May 2025). Supporting countries in implementing the SDGs in complex settings: interlinkages between development and peacebuilding Development needs and solutions for internally displaced persons Closing The OAS meets annually to provide overall coordination and guidance to the governing bodies of the United Nations development system. The Segment reinforces the linkages between policy and operational functions while continuing to  focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in support of issues relating to national development priorities . The OAS serves as a key platform for Member States and other stakeholders to review progress in the implementation of mandates contained in the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR). Related Documents:  2025 Ec...

 Theme:  Keeping the promise on sustainable development in times of uncertainty - The United Nations development system delivering for results (20-22 May 2025). Effective accountability: UN system evaluation Report of the System-wide Evaluation Office (SWEO) - Dialogue on recent evaluation results and management response Effective accountability: Action for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment. The OAS meets annually to provide overall coordination and guidance to the governing bodies of the United Nations development system. The Segment reinforces the linkages between policy and operational functions while continuing to  focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in support of issues relating to national development priorities . The OAS serves as a key platform for Member States and other stakeholders to review progress in the implementation of mandates contained in the qua...

 Theme:  Keeping the promise on sustainable development in times of uncertainty - The United Nations development system delivering for results (20-22 May 2025). Dialogue with the Deputy Secretary-General on the UNSDG Chair's report on the Development Coordination Office and the Resident Coordinator system. The OAS meets annually to provide overall coordination and guidance to the governing bodies of the United Nations development system. The Segment reinforces the linkages between policy and operational functions while continuing to  focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in support of issues relating to national development priorities . The OAS serves as a key platform for Member States and other stakeholders to review progress in the implementation of mandates contained in the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR). Related Documents:  2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activiti...

  Theme:  Keeping the promise on sustainable development in times of uncertainty - The United Nations development system delivering for results (20-22 May 2025). Dialogue with UNDS Executive Heads: Supporting countries to achieve sustainable development in the current context SDG financing at the country level: dialogue with UN country teams and other actors The OAS meets annually to provide overall coordination and guidance to the governing bodies of the United Nations development system. The Segment reinforces the linkages between policy and operational functions while continuing to  focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in support of issues relating to national development priorities . The OAS serves as a key platform for Member States and other stakeholders to review progress in the implementation of mandates contained in the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR). Related Documents: ...

 Theme: Keeping the promise on sustainable development in times of uncertainty - The United Nations development system delivering for results (20-22 May 2025). Opening of the segment Supporting the front-lines of operational activities for development: Messages from the field The OAS meets annually to provide overall coordination and guidance to the governing bodies of the United Nations development system . The Segment reinforces the linkages between policy and operational functions while continuing to  focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in support of issues relating to national development priorities . The OAS serves as a key platform for Member States and other stakeholders to review progress in the implementation of mandates contained in the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR). Related Documents:  2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for Development Segment website ...

Theme: Keeping the promise on sustainable development in times of uncertainty - The United Nations development system delivering for results (20-22 May 2025). Opening of the segment Supporting the front-lines of operational activities for development: Messages from the field The OAS meets annually to provide overall coordination and guidance to the governing bodies of the United Nations development system. The Segment reinforces the linkages between policy and operational functions while continuing to focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in support of issues relating to national development priorities . The OAS serves as a key platform for Member States and other stakeholders to review progress in the implementation of mandates contained in the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR). Related Documents:  2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for Development Segment website Programme Wa...

On 12-13 May 2025, over 50 representatives from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are gathering in Geneva for the first in-person ISLANDS Forum. The forum aims to strengthen efforts toward sound chemicals and waste management across these uniquely vulnerable nations. Related Sites and Documents:  Learn More . Watch high-level Panel Discussion - Islands Forum 2025 ! Meetings & Events

Civil society representatives will present their recommendations, showcase successful partnerships, and engage in a focused dialogue with Member States to strengthen multi-stakeholder collaboration in SIDS . On 12-13 May 2025, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Civil Society Engagement Forum will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Organized by UN DESA in collaboration with the Governments of the Maldives and Latvia - the co-chairs of the Steering Committee on Partnerships for SIDS, and with generous support from Ireland, the Forum aims to ensure that diverse stakeholder perspectives and needs are fully reflected in the recommendations for strengthening the SIDS Partnership Framework , an outcome from the Fourth International Conference on SIDS. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  and  Concept Note . Watch the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Civil Society Engagement Forum, Day 2 ! Conferences