Events on South-South Cooperation and related events in 2009-10[1] [as of 10 September 2009]

Timeline / Events / Processes / Focus and expected output (provisional) / Unit providing support to preparation
May 2009 / Joint Meeting between DAC and Arab Coordination Group / Enhanced cooperation with Arab Coordination Group / DCD
20-21 May 2009 / International Symposium
on Triangular Cooperation – New Alternatives for Development.
Brasília, Brazil / ABC, the European Commission and GTZ
July 2009 / G 8 Summit Italy / Discuss output on the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process – which also developed principles on triangular cooperation / HDP support unit, OECD
15 September 2009 / Task Team of SSC meeting
Location, Washington DC / Launch of the task team on SSC meeting / WBI, IDB, Colombia, DCD
16 September 2009 / Launch of the World Bank Institute Exchange Practice, Washington DC / Coordination of Analytical Work / WBI, IDB
7 October 2009 (TBC) / First meeting of the South- South Working Group of the DCF, NYC / Focus: Constitutive meeting / UN DESA
28-29 September 2009 / Policy Dialogue on Triangular Cooperation, Mexico
(side event on TT on day 2?) / Good practice on triangular cooperation and aid effectiveness / DCD, Govt of Mexico,
26-27 October 2009 / OAS – Annual Meeting of the Iberoamericas, Bogota, Colombia (possible side event on TT SSC?) / Dialogue and experience sharing among DGs for cooperation of member states / OAS
2-4 November 2009 / IDB Community of Practice meeting (possible side event on TT SSC?), Location Colombia / Meeting on managing for development results and broader issues on aid effectiveness / IDB
11 November 2009
(back-to-back) / Informal meeting of South-South Working Group and DCF Advisory Group Meeting, Vienna, Austria / Focus” work of the S-S WG: on data on SSC (tbd by working group) / UNDESA, South-South Working Group (S-S WG), DCF Advisory Group (DCF AG)
12-13 November 2009 / UNDCF High-Level Symposium, Vienna, Austria / Focus: MA / UNDESA,
1 December 2009 / TT SSC Meeting (back-to-back with WP-EFF) / DCD Colombia
December 2009 (decision pending) / G77 Meeting on South-South Cooperation, Nairobi, Kenya / UN Secretariat (Chaired by Qatar, current chair of High-Level Committee on SSC)
14 December 2009 / High-Level Meeting on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, “Exploring New Opportunities for Future Collaboration under Innovative South-South and Triangular Partnership Arrangements”, Washington DC / To introduce innovative South-South and triangular partnership arrangements and explore new opportunities for further collaboration / UNDP SSC Unit, JICA
15-17 December 2009 (TBC) / 6th UN Day for South-South Cooperation, New York / UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
30 January 2010 (TBC) / Task Team for SSC meeting, Location Asia (co-hosted by Korea / Colombia) / DCD, Colombia
February 2010 (TBC.)
(back-to-back) / South-South Working Group Meeting, Helsinki, Finland / Focus: Data on SSC; and other issues identified by the working group e.g. on impact of SSC / UNDESA
February 2010 (TBC) / UNDCF High-Level Symposium, Helsinki, Finland / Focus: MA, S-SC, Aid Policy Coherence / UN DESA,
February 2010 (TBC.)
(back-a-back) / Gender and Aid Effectiveness Conference, Helsinki, Finland / Focus: Assessing progress in the area of gender and aid effectiveness and next steps / UN DESA
17-18 February 2010 / Moscow Conference on Development Finance and Emerging Donors / Focus – development financing, managing for results, communication / World Bank, Govt of Russia, DCD (?)
24-26 March 2010 (TBC) / Colombia’s event on SSC and Capacity Development, Colombia / TT on South-South Cooperation
24-26 March 2010 (TBC)
(back-to-back with Colombia’s event) / South-South Working Group Meeting (TBC) / Focus: Data on SSC; impact of SSC and triangular cooperation (TBC) / UNDESA
April/ May 2010 (TBC) / Third DCF High-Level Symposium (TBC.) / Focus: MA, S-SC, Aid Policy Coherence (TBC.) / UNDESA
July 2010 (week of 28 June or 6 July 2010) / UN Development Cooperation Forum (SSC one of the three main themes), New York / MA, Increasing development impact of south-south and triangular development cooperation , policy coherence / UN DESA
September 2010 / UN Summit on development, New York / Focus: Exact focus/title to be negotiated during 2009 fall session of GA / UN Secretariat
November 2010 (TBC) / Task Team for SSC meeting Location, Africa / DCD, Colombia

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[1] Provisional, based on information available.