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South-South cooperation in achieving sustainable development

Document type
Decision
Reference number
Decision 25/9:
Date
Nov 1, 2016
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Meeting
The 25th session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF)
Website
www.informea.org
Abstract
The Governing Council, Recalling its decision 24/12 on South-South cooperation in achieving sustainable development, Recalling also decision SS.X/3 on the United Nations Environment Programme medium-term strategy 2010–2013, and welcoming the medium-term strategy, in particular to enhance delivery of the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building, Stressing the particular importance of South-North cooperation and the complementary role of South-South cooperation in the field of sustainable development, Recognizing that the Bali Strategic Plan underscores the importance of South-South cooperation and stresses the need to intensify efforts directed towards capacity-building, including through the exchange of expertise, experiences, information and documentation, to develop human resources and strengthen the institutions of the South, Underscoring the use of South-South cooperation approaches in attaining international agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, Emphasizing the need to intensify multilateral support for South-South initiatives to tackle common environmental challenges, Acknowledging the need to enhance the coherence of support within the United Nations system to South-South cooperation, inter-agency collaboration, joint programming and the documentation of lessons learned and good practices, Acknowledging with appreciation the report by the Executive Director on South-South cooperation and the relevant activities implemented to date, Stressing the need to continue to develop innovative mechanisms to mobilize resources for South-South and triangular cooperation initiatives,