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International Day for South-South Cooperation

International Day for South-South Cooperation

By Dr Arvind Kumar

19 December is observed as the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation annually to commemorate the date when the United Nations (UN) General Assembly endorsed a plan of action in 1978 to promote and implement technical cooperation among developing countries. In 1978 the UN General Assembly established the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation on a global level. It was on 23 December 2003 that the UN General Assembly declared 19 December as the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation to mark the date when the Assembly endorsed the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries. The Assembly also called upon all UN organizations and other institutions to enhance their efforts to mainstream the use of South-South cooperation in designing, formulating, and implementing their regular programs. These organizations were also asked to consider increasing various resource allocations to support South-South cooperation initiatives.

The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates economic, social and political developments in many developing countries. This photo is by courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/adrian beesley.

The avowed objective of observing this day is to raise people’s awareness of the UN’s efforts to work on technical cooperation among developing countries. It also celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the south. It is a time for individuals and organizations to agree on the importance of South-South cooperation, in complementing North-South cooperation, to support low-income countries in achieving development goals.

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