Weaving networks, ties, strengths and business opportunities in sustainable development. The BAPA +40 conference is a commitment to South-South cooperation, to a global South that has economic power and has developed important capacities.
BAPA+40 is the second high-level global conference of the United Nations on South-South Cooperation and will be held in Buenos Aires from 20 to 22 March.
The theme of this meeting is “The role of South-South cooperation and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: challenges and opportunities”. It is an opportunity for multilateralism and for enhancing the global partnership for sustainable development. The South-South meeting is an opportunity for exchanges on issues of science, technology, innovation and knowledge sharing.
In this framework the South-South cooperation (IGD) and Unisa are organizing the conference:
Perspectives from the Global South: Lessons on South-South and Triangular Cooperation beyond BAPA+40
Date: Monday, March 18, 2019
Time: 14 a.m. to 16 p.m.
Location: Auditorium of the Association of Friends of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Address: Av. Pte. Figueroa Alcorta 2280, Capital Federal.
The IGD is involved in research initiatives and South-South dialogue and triangular cooperation. In this interest it has produced books and papers based on case studies on the role of African interests in shaping the international development landscape.
These are the topics:
1) Based on the experiences of Brazil, India and South Africa, sharing aspects such as capacity building, South-South trade, investment and financing; multi-stakeholder partnerships and monitoring and evaluation Systems and processes.
And the speakers:
Dr Philani Mthembu– Executive Director, Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA. South-South and Triangular Cooperation beyond BAPA+40: An Overview of lessons from the field
Mr. Pratyursh Sharma – Doctoral Candidate at the University for Peace, Costa Rica Formalization of Development Cooperation & Triangular Cooperation: The Experience of India
2) Mapping the incorporation of African perspectives and African potential, Position on BAPA+40 in the 2019 UN High-Level Outcomes Conference on South-South cooperation.
Dr Carlos RS Milani –Associate Professor, Institute for Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ), State University of Rio de Janeiro. Formalization of Development Cooperation: The Experience of Brazil
Ms Faith Mabera –Senior Researcher, Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA. The role of Trilateral Development Co-operation in Peace and Security in Africa.
Ms. Juliana Dei Svaldi Rossetto – South-South and Triangular Cooperation Expert, Project Design, M&E Systems. Contributions of the Project Cycle to the Design of an Evaluation Framework for South-South Cooperation within a Triangular Arrangement.
Discussing
Prof. Gladys Lechini – Professor at the National University of Rosario.
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