United Nations, Mar 21 (UNI) South-South cooperation is key to the world’s sustainable development and the fight against global warming, the United Nations Secretary-General said, as the opening session of the Second UN Conference on South-South Cooperation got underway in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
António Guterres reminded top politicians, business and civil society leaders that the BAPA+40 conference, as it’s known for short, will enhance the ground breaking agenda laid out at the first conference 40 years earlier, which adopted the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (BAPA).
He said this week was an opportunity to recommit, develop and strengthen frameworks for South-South cooperation – between the developing countries of the Global South - as well as improve systems and tools, increase transparency, and strengthen accountability.