South-South and Triangular Cooperation:
On September 12, 2025 (UN Day for SSTC), calls were made to reform and strengthen South-South and Triangular Cooperation as a tool for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
- South-South Cooperation (SSC): Collaboration among developing countries to share knowledge, skills, technology, and resources for mutual growth.
- Triangular Cooperation (TrC): Partnerships between developing countries supported by developed nations or multilateral agencies.
- Recognised as a complement, not substitute, to North-South cooperation.
- Formalised under the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA), 1978.
- UN adopted Sept 12 as International Day for SSTC, marking BAPA’s anniversary.
- Aim:
- Foster self-reliance and collective resilience among developing nations.
- Strengthen capacity to design solutions tailored to local contexts.
- Promote mutual benefit, solidarity, and equality in development cooperation.
- Functions:
- Capacity-building, knowledge-sharing, and technology transfer: Helps developing nations build skills, share best practices, and access affordable technology to solve local development challenges.
- Voice in global governance: Strengthens the collective bargaining power of the Global South in shaping international policies and multilateral institutions.
- Regional and interregional cooperation: Encourages countries to pool resources and collaborate across regions to tackle common issues like climate change, health crises, and trade barriers.
- Complement to aid: Provides an alternative to traditional aid by offering mutual support without conditionalities, enhancing resilience and self-reliance.
