Established in 2005, this initiative is part of a major undertaking on the issue of remittances and migration by the Special Unit, which seeks to involve the participation of other United Nations entities and private-sector actors. The initiative was launched during the more...
The Public-private Partnership (PPP) initiative is a building-block of the SS-GATE system. The initial requests for technologies on behalf of SMEs will be made through four partner organizations: public-private networks representing more...
The first objective of the South-South Oil and Gas Development Project was to organize a high-level meeting to facilitate the sharing of experiences between new and existing oil- and gas-producing States in the South. Beyond the conference, more...
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This project, which is anticipated to run from February 2008 to March 2009, is intended to promote the development of effective tax systems and administrations while highlighting the role that South-South sharing of experiences and more...
The Regional South-South Unit for Africa works closely with the five main subregional economic communities of Africa: the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), more...
A number of emerging Southern countries, such as Brazil, India and especially China, have in recent years been involved to a dramatic extent in investments, trade and the extraction of natural resources in Africa. China is today the largest single direct investor in Africa. more...
This initiative aims to help countries to find ways to increase African exports to Asia, a high priority for both African countries and for the Regional Bureau for Africa. By working exclusively with African institutions in order to build more...
The South-South Network for Asia was established in March 2007. Its main objective is to use the synergies between the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok and the JICA Regional Office to bring bilateral and United Nations entities together to more...
Support for the UNESCAP project began in December 2006 and is scheduled to continue until March 2008.
ObjectivesThe Special Unit for South-South Cooperation has set aside $30,000 to partner with UNESCAP in conducting a connectivity study for more...