1. Development Cooperation Forum 22 October, 2008.
The Role of the UN in Strengthening South-South and Triangular Cooperation (UNDP)
Development Cooperation Forum
22 October, 2008.

2. Presentation objectives
The theme has been visited before HLC 2007
Some new developments
Any thoughts on future

3. A view from the HLC
“There have been some scattered efforts in the UN to mainstream South-South Cooperation in development strategies, notably in the UNDP’s Multi-year funding Framework and the FAO’s Special Programme for Food Security. Overall However, we have a long way to go towards mainstreaming. Because no adequate strategic framework for South-South Cooperation exists, regular resources are insufficient and unpredictable and information sharing among agencies limited. These are obstacles to effective coordination on South-South Cooperation. (Japan, HLC, 2007)

4. A view from the UN Agencies
Since the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, The SU-SSC in UNDP tasked with facilitating SSC and from 1996, triangular development cooperation.
Sharing technical competencies, WIDE, Publications
Part of triangular cooperation: new rice for Africa
Undertook an evaluation of SSC in UNDP
Adopted the Strategic Plan Mainstreams SSC in country offices.
Leadership: New Directions strategy for TCDC 1998.
Supporting South-South Platforms

5. SSC and System Wide Coherence
Each Agency to have a strategy
Strategy should be accompanied by allocation of resources.

6. The UN Voluntary Fund For SSC
Type A – To General Fund
Type B – Subsidiary Fund
Type C- Special initiatives
Type D- Under Management service agreement
Type E – co-financing or cost sharing

7. Resources by Type 1996-2005, Total : $56,114,000

8. Looking Forward South-South and Triangular on the increase
Facilitate lessons learnt
Strengthen monitoring and evaluation
Support coordinating agencies
Provide guidelines on reporting
Refine linkages with Paris 21 principles and OECD DAC

9. Email: denis.nkala@undp.org URL:http://tcdc1.undp.org/
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