South-South cooperation library
A curated selection of courses, frameworks, publications and platforms on South-South and triangular cooperation, gathered in one place.
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Courses and training
2Free online courses on South-South and triangular cooperation from the UN system.
Introduction to South-South and Triangular Industrial Cooperation (SSTIC)
A self-paced course in four modules with case studies and a final assessment, from UNIDO’s SDG 9 Learning Academy.
Open on unido.org ↗South-South and Triangular Cooperation to Accelerate Transformation for Sustainable Development
A six-lesson online module on building South-South and triangular cooperation into UN country and regional planning.
Open on unssc.org ↗Frameworks and guidelines
7Nairobi Outcome Document of the High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation
Resolution A/RES/64/222, which sets out the guiding principles of South-South cooperation.
Open on digitallibrary.un.org ↗Buenos Aires Outcome Document of the Second High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40)
Resolution A/RES/73/291, adopted forty years after the 1978 Buenos Aires Plan of Action.
Open on digitallibrary.un.org ↗Framework of Operational Guidelines on United Nations Support to South-South and Triangular Cooperation
Note by the UN Secretary-General (SSC/17/3) setting out how the UN system supports South-South and triangular cooperation.
Open on digitallibrary.un.org ↗Guidelines for the Integration of South-South and Triangular Cooperation into the Country- and Regional-level Work of the UN Development System
Practical guidance for building South-South and triangular cooperation into UN planning at country and regional level.
Open on unsouthsouth.org ↗Assessment Framework for National Ecosystems for South-South and Triangular Cooperation
A diagnostic tool for identifying capacity gaps in a country’s national system for South-South and triangular cooperation.
Open on isdb.org ↗Toolkit for Identifying, Monitoring and Evaluating the Value Added of Triangular Co-operation
A guide to capturing what triangular partnerships add, from project design through monitoring and evaluation.
Open on effectivecooperation.org ↗Quantifying South-South Cooperation for the Sustainable Development Goals
How pilot countries apply the voluntary framework for measuring South-South cooperation adopted in 2022, which feeds SDG indicator 17.3.1.
Open on unctad.org ↗Publications and reports
11Report of the UN Secretary-General on the State of South-South Cooperation
Reviews UN support to countries of the South in 2024, including on climate, digital transformation and debt, with recommendations up to 2030.
Open on unsouthsouth.org ↗Global Perspectives on Triangular Co-operation
Global trends in triangular co-operation, the national systems that support it, and its role in climate and biodiversity action.
Open on oecd.org ↗Global and Regional Good Practices in SSTC: Peer-learning, Resilience and Solidarity in the World of Work in Times of COVID-19
Good practices from 23 South-South and triangular cooperation projects, with a focus on peer learning and virtual tools.
Open on unsouthsouth.org ↗Innovative Experiences of Cities on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action through SSTC
Twelve case studies from 15 cities offering climate and environmental solutions that other cities of the South can adapt.
Open on unhabitat.org ↗Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation
Eighteen good practices documented by UNFPA regional and country offices, including cooperation on population censuses.
Open on pacific.unfpa.org ↗WTO Reform and the Crisis of Multilateralism: A Developing Country Perspective
An analysis of the multilateral trading system and WTO reform from the standpoint of developing countries.
Open on southcentre.int ↗Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Access to Medicines: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography
Third edition of an annotated guide to the literature on intellectual property and access to medicines.
Open on southcentre.int ↗South-South and Triangular Cooperation on the Bioeconomy in Light of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda
Nine case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America on cooperation in the bioeconomy for climate and the SDGs.
Open on unsouthsouth.org ↗Triangular Co-operation in the Era of the 2030 Agenda
Around 100 cases and practical tools from 44 contributors, compiled by the Global Partnership Initiative on Effective Triangular Co-operation.
Open on effectivecooperation.org ↗South-South and Triangular Cooperation: Towards Sustainable Human Development in Europe and the CIS
Regional report on how knowledge-sharing among countries of Europe and the CIS supports sustainable human development.
Open on unsouthsouth.org ↗Mapping South-South Cooperation Mechanisms in the Arab States
A regional mapping of cooperation mechanisms, with a companion volume of South-South solutions from the Arab region.
Open on undp.org ↗Platforms and networks
4South-South Galaxy
The UN’s global platform for knowledge-sharing and partnership brokering in South-South and triangular cooperation.
Open on unsouthsouth.org ↗South-South and Triangular Cooperation Gateway
FAO’s portal for South-South initiatives in food and agriculture: knowledge platforms, guidelines, events and discussion forums.
Open on fao.org ↗Reverse Linkage
IsDB’s mechanism for member countries to exchange knowledge, expertise and technology, with its policy and project publications.
Open on isdb.org ↗South-South Cooperation in Ibero-America
Home of the Ibero-American General Secretariat’s annual report on South-South cooperation, published since 2007.
Open on segib.org ↗