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January 2010 Blog Posts (10)

Casting a light on SSC - First case stories on line now!

Since December 2009, dozens of countries and organizations are working intensively on case stories for the Task Team on South-South cooperation (TT-SSC). While the deadline for submitting case stories on SSC in the context of aid effectiveness has been extended until 12 February, the TT-SSC is delighted to share the first final case stories.

Among them,… Continue

Added by Nils-Sjard Schulz on January 31, 2010 at 10:12am — 1 Comment

Report from Xinhuanet

Ghana extends solidarity to Haiti amid devastating quake

www.chinaview.cn 2010-01-15 18:27:10 Print

ACCRA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ghana has extended its sympathy and solidarity to the people of Haiti following a devastating earthquake rocked the country days ago.

"I have learnt with shock and deep sorrow the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in the early hours of Tuesday, 12th January 2010, causing massive loss of human… Continue

Added by Artemy Izmestiev on January 30, 2010 at 5:14am — 1 Comment

PAHO/WHO Leader Agency of UN Health Cluster in Haiti and coordinating at Regional/Global Level.

The Health Cluster in Haiti and the Emergency Operation Center in Washington DC., have the rol to coordinate the International Humanitarian Aid and support the Health Authorities. From the emergency to the reconstruction and rebuilding the health services to respond to the health needs of the population is the next phase.

I share with you the Press Conference of our Deputy Director, Dr. Jon Andrus today.

Jan. 29 Press Briefing

Dr. Jon Andrus

PAHO Deputy… Continue

Added by Rebecca de los Rios on January 29, 2010 at 3:05pm — No Comments

Preventing HIV among vulnerable youth through discussion

The organization for social development of unemployed Youth (OSDUY) has been engrossing upon program on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS/STD since January 1997 and developed a message book containing accurate, appropriate information for effective counseling on prevention in the title of the book "AIDS-Premature Death"-an art of living + appreciated by many government, organizations at home and abroad and utilized at here and there in the effective counseling and now the government of… Continue

Added by Mohammad Ziaul Ahsan on January 28, 2010 at 5:23am — 3 Comments

Ignorance: The Main Root of Every Evil

Ignorance is the actual virus and knowledge is the power and vaccine. Knowledge, when informed and transmitted, becomes the power. It is a power for individuals, family, society and at large for the nation. He who knows is the most suitable to receive results first. Information about new knowledge in the quickest possible method is the vital call of the time and it can spread through several media like, radio, television, newspapers, print materials, flyers, billboards, songs, music, drama,… Continue

Added by Mohammad Ziaul Ahsan on January 28, 2010 at 5:09am — 1 Comment

Link to SSC studies and documents

As part of the European Commission's reform of how it works with Technical Cooperation a website was created last year (www.capacity4dev.eu). Here you can find quite a number of studies, reports and articles about South-South Cooperation - it is part of the EC's reform to identify alternatives to traditional TA from Northern providers. The direct link to the South-South material is here

Added by Nils Boesen on January 27, 2010 at 12:56pm — 3 Comments

South-South Cooperation in the news...

Botswana urged India to do more for South-South Cooperation. In a meeting aimed at reinforcing the collaboration between India and southern Africa, the two countries affirmed the need for the developing world to speak with one voice on issues of common concern. Climate change was also discussed, concluding that in this issue at least countries should adhere to the principle of differentiated response in tune with the capacities of different countries.

India and Botswana signed two… Continue

Added by Aaron Leonard on January 22, 2010 at 1:56pm — 7 Comments

Haiti's Disaster: The coordination of the humanitarian assistance

http://new.paho.org/disasters/?lang=en

http://new.paho.org/disasters/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=546&Itemid=1

Preliminary reports coming from Haiti indicate that at least two health facilities, the Eliazard Germain hospital in Petionville and the Petit frères et Soeurs facility have colapsed… Continue

Added by Rebecca de los Rios on January 13, 2010 at 4:25pm — 2 Comments

Pan American Health Organization and UNDP South-South Cooperation recognize "Global Health Solutions"

"Winning Global Health Solutions"

Health initiatives from Central America, Pakistan, and the Philippines showcased as part of Global South-South Development Expo 2009

Three public health initiatives originated by countries of the Southern Hemisphere were singled out by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and by the UNDP Special Unit on South South cooperation as "Winning Global Health Solutions" developed for and by countries of the South.

For more information… Continue

Added by Rebecca de los Rios on January 13, 2010 at 3:36pm — 1 Comment

Innovating Development: The South-South Opportunity

By Han Fraeters, Manager, Knowledge Exchange, The World Bank Institute

This article originally appeared in the UNDP's South-South In Action Winter 2009 newsletter; the newsletter has yet not been published online.

Developing country policymakers have gained a great deal of experience and insight on how to formulate and implement policy on the ground. But an invaluable asset base of wisdom and good practice has remained largely untapped.

The Accra… Continue

Added by Aaron Leonard on January 12, 2010 at 4:19pm — No Comments

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