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African representatives learn from India's experience turning cotton bi-products into clean energy and jobs

South-South cooperation offers solutions in solidarity for global challenges

Bolder cooperation and solidarity is key for developing countries to tackle the combined effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine and the climate emergency.

A picture of Martha Maocha, who runs a detergent manufacturing company in Harare, Zimbabwe

Regional integration offers path to resilient future, UNCTAD15 hears

As multilateralism fails to provide many developing countries with the tools they need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, regional cooperation offers hope to building back better.

Green and yellow rice fields in Thailand

Developing countries use space technology to combat food insecurity

UNCTAD fosters South-South cooperation to build developing countries’ know-how on using satellite data to monitor crop conditions for better agricultural productivity.

Indian woman sifts grain

'Asian century' won’t come until global governance becomes more inclusive

By Dawei Wang, Economist, UNCTAD

Recent publications

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South-South cooperation for climate adaptation and sustainable development

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China's structural transformation what can developing countries learn?

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South-South Cooperation at the time of COVID-19: Building solidarity among developing countries

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Energizing South-South Trade: The Global System of Trade Preferences Among Developing Countries

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Projects

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Integrated policies for green development in Asian BRI Partner Countries

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Promoting economic diversification and resilience in Barbados

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Developing programmes to build productive capacities and enhance linkages with China

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South-South Integration and the SDGs

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Development policies for sustainable economic growth in Southern Africa

Events and Meetings

Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Enabling Economic Environment at All Levels in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, and the Promotion of Economic Integration and Cooperation, fifth session

Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Enabling Economic Environment at All Levels in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, and the Promotion of Economic Integration and Cooperation, fifth session

26 - 27 Oct 2022

Geneva, Switzerland

UNCTAD side-event at the Global South-South Development Expo 2022

UNCTAD side-event at the Global South-South Development Expo 2022

Bangkok, Thailand

UNCTAD Thematic Solutions Forum at the Global South-South Development Expo 2022

UNCTAD Thematic Solutions Forum at the Global South-South Development Expo 2022

Online and Bangkok, Thailand

Documents and Publications

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Enabling Economic Environment at All Levels in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, and the Promotion of Economic Integration and Cooperation, on its fifth session

Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 26 and 27 October 2022

15 Nov 2022

South-South cooperation for climate adaptation and sustainable development

UNCTAD/TCS/GDS/INF/2022/1 - 05 Sep 2022

English

Regional solutions for inclusive and sustainable development

TD/B/C.I/MEM.8/14 - 01 Sep 2022

China's structural transformation what can developing countries learn?

UNCTAD/GDS/2022/1 - 09 Mar 2022

English