Report of the Secretary-General

Substantive session of 2012. New York, 2-27 July 2012. Item 2 (b) of the provisional agenda*

High-level segment: Development Cooperation Forum

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VOICES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE INC., headquartered in New York, has undertaken to produce the digital HD video TV series programs: "WOMEN WHO DARED ... to become Presidents & Prime Ministers."

While permisisons are being negotiated at the Office of UN WOMEN to start work on the visual portrait of Michelle Bachalet, former President of Chile; the 3-times elected former Prime Minister, Helen Clark, heading the United Nations…

Launch of Poverty in Focus # 24 of International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

Special Issue for Rio + 20

http://www.ipc-undp.org/pressroom/files/ipc760.pdf

The Role of South-South Cooperation in Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Development. Focus on Africa:

"With Rio+20 only a…

Over the past years, knowledge exchange has started to overhaul development cooperation with a renewed energy of connecting and sharing among practitioners. More and more developing countries are fully engaging in mutual learning around best practices and proven solutions. Around 300 representatives from 46 countries have now gathered on the island of Bali, Indonesia, to discuss how to improve institutional and operational capacities to exchange knowledge at a larger…

Ever wished you could more easily find out and verify details about elected representatives and their policy positions? A number of websites have popped up over the past few years to try and collate information on public officials, monitor the behavior of power-holders and provide online mediums through which decision-makers can interact with citizens. Through Excelencias in Brazil,…

Last week I attended the Tiri Leadership and Management for Integrity course at Central European University in Budapest. Through a series of plenary sessions, discussions with guest speakers, and policy labs, we were exposed to a wide range of thinking on aspects of integrity, accountability and transparency. The course was truly global- participants came from all over the world- from Ghana to Georgia, Kenya to the Kyrgyz Republic, and Palestine to the Philippines.

Lack of…

Hi,

I would like to know if someone is involved in programs of knowledge for development in Latin America, especially in Mexico.

Best regards

Estimados colegas / Dear colleagues

Les comparte esta información. Este es el nuevo sitio web del Fondo Argentino para la Cooperación Horizontal (unidad de CSS de la Cancillería Argentina)

This is the new website of FOAR (SSC  unit of Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

http://www.foargentina.cancilleria.gov.ar/

TOR: Effectiveness%20of%20South-South%20Knowledge%20Exchange_TOR_FINAL_071612.docx

The World Bank Institute is looking for a short-term consultant to design and conduct a study on the effectiveness of South-South knowledge exchange as a…

On an accountability scoping trip to Pakistan recently, we were able to find out more about the excellent Punjab Program for Proactive Governance. This program, designed, funded and implemented by the Government of Punjab in 2010, proactively seeks feedback from citizens on their experiences using public services, through the use of SMS messages and a phone call-back system. Punjabis provide their cellphone numbers to local officials when they…

High Level Meeting Towards Country-Led Knowledge Hubs

Develop Capacity to Finance Sustainable Land Management in the Sahara and the Sahel

A regional workshop will be hosted by The Republic of The Gambia from 9 to 13 July 2012 to design innovative resource mobilisation strategies for the African Union’s Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI).

This is an opportunity for stakeholders to share their experiences and identify priority actions aiming at mainstreaming…