On 30 June 2010, The TT-SSC launched its new work plan 2010-2011 (see attached documents): the essential guide to the activities of the task team towards the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Korea and other global processes, such as the UN-DCF and the G20. Inspired by the Bogotá Statement, the TT-SSC will generate analysis and policy recommendations for…

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The High Level Event on South-South Cooperation and Capacity Development in Bogota culminated with the release of the following 'Bogota Statement', issued by the Task Team on South-South Cooperation steering committee. The statement acknowledges the role of South-South cooperation in building capacity and advancing development.



The Bogota Statement outlines the process leading from Accra to the IV High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Seoul, 2011, and provides findings and… Continue

More than 400 leaders and representatives of developing nations, multilateral and civil society organizations will gather in Bogota, Colombia tomorrow and Thursday to discuss how low and middle income countries are paving a new way in development by helping each other overcome shared challenges to growth and prosperity through the exchanges of resources, technology, and knowledge, and ways in which to move the South-South and capacity development agenda forward.

President Álvaro…

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A recent blog post sparked some lively discussion and additional postings on the Global South's response to the disaster in Haiti. The reaction has been impressive, with support coming from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa... as well as from some very unlikely sources.



Brazil has joined ranks with the world's… Continue

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

Under the theme of "Promotion of South-South Cooperation for Development," a High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation took place on December 1-3, 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting was the second of its kind in 31 years and its purpose was to highlight growing political and economic ties within the developing.



The three-day Conference highlighted the growing political and economic ties within the… Continue