Daily Current Affairs / United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: 12 September
Category : Important Days Published on: September 12 2021
· The International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed globally on 12 September every year.
· The day celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the South.
· It also highlights the efforts of the United Nations to work on technical cooperation among developing countries.
Important facts
About South-South Cooperation
v South–South cooperation has historically been used by policymakers and academia to describe the exchange of resources, technology and knowledge between developing countries, also known as the countries of the Global South.
v The Global South is making an increasingly important contribution to global development.
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