On September 12th, United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates and promotes the recent developments made by regions and countries in the South.
South-South cooperation is a term that refers to the technical cooperation among developing countries located in the Global South. These countries are located in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Global South is not a geographic term. Some people in the Global South live in the Northern Hemisphere. Countries in the Global South typically have lower incomes and lower-quality democracies.
South-South cooperation is also a manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance and the attainment of internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In 1949, the UN established a technical aid program for countries in the Global South. In 1969, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was created. Both of these events led to the formation of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries. This occurred in 1978. At this time, two regional service centers, one in Asia and the other in Africa, were established for South-South cooperation.
In 2003, the UN declared December 19th as the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation. In 2011, the UN moved the date to September 12. The move commemorated the date of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries.
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