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BALI HIGH-LEVEL MEETING, 10-12 JULY 2012

KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON HEALTH

PAHO launches new portal for sharing knowledge on public health 

From the left: Francisco Simplicio, UNDP; Enrique Pérez Gutiérrez, PAHO/WHO Representative in Panama; Dr. Rebecca de los Rios, PAHO/WHO; Yiping Zhou, UNDP; Patricia Skillin, PAHO/WHO.

AMÉRICA LATINA EN LA NUEVA ASOCIACIÓN GLOBAL

Busan, with Latin flavor

A invitación del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador, 12 gobiernos latinoamericanos debatieron durante un seminario en San Salvador los próximos pasos para echar a andar la nueva Asociación Global, acordada hace dos meses en Busan, Corea. Entre los puntos clave, la necesidad de una mayor coordinación regional, en particular a través del grupo SICA+. Aquí hay más detalles y análisis.

CHECK THIS OUT - Latin American governments spearheading the implementation of the new Global Partnership agreed in Busan in December 2012. Click here for an in-depth analysis.

GOOD PRACTICES ON SOUTH-SOUTH AND TRIANGULAR COOPERATION

This document, resulting from two years of research and analysis coordinated by the TT-SSC in association with 28 Southern academic institutions, has been launched as a key input at the Busan HLF-4 and will guide the implementation of the Building Block on South-South and triangular cooperation [pdf].

 

The Good Practices are available as a download [pdf] here.

 

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Invitation: Mobilizing Knowledge Networks for Development, June 19-20, Washington DC

Started by Lesley Shneier Mar 22. 0 Replies

Come and explore the web of networks of development practitioners, academics, and policy makers.  Find out why these networks are so vital for change agents all over the world in their quest for solutions to the challenging development issues facing…Continue

Tags: share, fair, workshop, peer-to-peer, learning

Participat​e! The FutureUN.o​rg project: 2012 Global survey on the Future of the United Nations

Started by Vikas Nath Mar 8. 0 Replies

Dear Colleagues,I wish to inform you about the `FutureUN' project (www.futureUN.org) which intends to examine the future of the UN Development System and is gathering perspectives from policymakers, academics,…Continue

Significant trends in SSC

Started by Bhaskar Menon Feb 29. 0 Replies

I am drafting a report providing an overview of South South Cooperation in the 2009-2011 period.The period was significant because developing economies continued to grow while the developed world sank into recession. That has never happened since…Continue

Call for Exploratory South-South Partnership

Started by Kennedy Chesoli Feb 23. 0 Replies

Think of the endless opportunities, creativity and imagination espoused by a painter that comes in contact with a large plain canvas! Well, down in East Africa, such a canvas is unfurling.  Kenya is implementing sections of its new Constitution,…Continue

Meet Latin American South-South actors

Started by Corporación Infancia Desarrollo Jan 24. 0 Replies

Warm greetings from Colombia. The Corporación Infancia y Desarrollo is a colombian NGO working with more than 30.000 children, youth and families in the area of education, community-development and protection. Our objective after ten years of…Continue

Tags: populations, experience, sharing, Displaced, Childhood

Training Institutions and learning centres

Started by Michael Schneider Dec 28, 2011. 0 Replies

Yes, I'm highly interested in getting in touch with training centres. My focus is on those specialising in inturcultural cooperation, developmental issues, international politics and good governance. I'm involved in Train4Dev.Net, a predominantly…Continue

SSC AT THE BUSAN HLF-4

The Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness has come to an end. After extended negotiations the development community has reached an agreement to form a new Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.

The Outcome Document pledges to "broaden support for South-­South and  triangular cooperation, helping to tailor these horizontal partnerships to a greater diversity of country contexts and needs".

A Building Block on South-South Cooperation has been endorsed by nearly 30 countries and multilateral organizations with the support of an enthusiastic group of academia and practitioners present at Busan.

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The Fourth BRICS Summit, 2012 in India. March 29, 2012

Development Policy Blog: Networking can promote knowledge exchange and cooperation on development. By: Maree Tait

IDB  Magazine - Regional Public Goods: An innovative approach to South-South Cooperation (English) (Español)

Using Knowledge Exchange for Capacity Development: What Works in Global Practice? KDI and The World Bank Institute

 

The Future of Development Aid, Comment by Sri Mulyani Indrawati managing director of the World Bank Group 

 

Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change

 

Join the Bellagio Initiative in rethinking the framework for philanthropy and development in the 21st century.

The Evaluation of the Paris Declaration Phase 2. Executive Summary

Visit the Task Team on South-South Cooperation website


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