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South-South Cooperation

South-South Cooperation. Dr. Merriden Varrall Policy Advisor South-South Cooperation Team UNDP. Outline. South-South Cooperation New UNDP-China Partnership. What is SSC?. South-South Cooperation. General situation Emerging importance of the developing economies

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South-South Cooperation

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  1. South-South Cooperation Dr. Merriden Varrall Policy Advisor South-South Cooperation Team UNDP

  2. Outline • South-South Cooperation • New UNDP-China Partnership

  3. What is SSC?

  4. South-South Cooperation General situation • Emerging importance of the developing economies • Economic growth is not enough

  5. South-South Cooperation The changing global aid architecture • Increased voice from developing countries in international development agenda • Shift in Mindset: From aid effectiveness to development effectiveness (Busan Agenda, 2011)

  6. South-South Cooperation A Role for the UN in South-South Cooperation • South-South cooperation is one of three main parts of the UN-China cooperation defined in the UNDAF. • The UN is actively working together on South-South cooperation with MOFCOM and several line ministries.

  7. South-South Cooperation China can share with other developing countries success in • Income Growth • Reducing Poverty and Hunger • Universal Primary Education • Reducing Child Mortality • Rural agricultural development • Infrastructure

  8. South-South Cooperation UN in China and South-South Cooperation • Many UN agencies are working with parts of the Chinese government on implementing trilateral projects. For example, • ILO: Signed an MOU in 2012 about international capacity building activities for trade unions, on employment policies, industrial relations, etc. • UNESCO: Cooperated with Africa for climate change technology • FAO: Conducted capacity development training courses in China under the China/FAO Trust Fund.

  9. South-South Cooperation UNDP / China MOU on Strengthened Partnership • Signed in 2010 by former Premier WenJiabao and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark • Goal: to further strengthen cooperation between the Government of China and UNDP for supporting other developing countries under the framework of SSC

  10. New UNDP-China Partnership 1) Trilateral Cooperation • To enable China and UNDP to learn more about each other’s ways of providing development cooperation By • Combining with Chinese know-how to respond to sustainable development challenges E.g. • Cambodia pilot trilateral project • Technology exchange in Ghana and Zambia

  11. New UNDP-China Partnership 2) Experience sharing on foreign aid systems • To facilitate policies on China’s foreign aid By • Working closely with the Chinese government partners to provide information from around the world about the approach to foreign aid by other countries E.g. • Research papers on think tanks and NGOs • Secondment of MOFCOM staff to UNDP HQ

  12. New UNDP-China Partnership 3) Global and regional issues • To enhance China’s engagement in development dialogues and initiatives at regional and international level. • To seek out creative thinking from the global South By • Creating initiatives to address environmental concerns • Sharing China’s good practices E.g. • Regional energy efficiency standards and labeling of electronic products • Post-2015 MDGs agenda

  13. New UNDP-China Partnership 4) Private Sector Engagement and South-South Cooperation • To support Chinese companies in developing countries to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles

  14. New UNDP-China Partnership 5) Sharing Development Experiences and Lessons through South-South Dialogue • To share China’s development experiences By • Enhancing national capacity for poverty reduction and develop institutional cooperation with the global South • Organizing experience-sharing conference on poverty monitoring and evaluation, and “Special Economic Zones” for catalyzing growth in other Middle-Income Countries (MICs) E.g. • Supporting the International Poverty Reduction Centre in China

  15. Thank you Dr. Merriden Varrall Merriden.varrall@undp.org

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