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Panel Discussion on International Day for South-South Cooperation 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak
South-South cooperation – collaboration between developing countries – is a growing and dynamic phenomenon, an important process that is vital in confronting shared challenges. Led by emerging giants, India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA), the Global South is a tremendous source of tested solutions to development challenges, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013, has further transformed South-South cooperation by enhancing infrastructure, trade, and investment linkages across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Meanwhile, new platforms like the expansion of BRICS to include other countries such as Thailand, Nigeria, and Cuba are reshaping global economic governance and offering alternatives to traditional Western-led institutions. The Nairobi Outcome of the 2009 High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation in Nairobi, Kenya highlights growing political and economic ties within the developing world, as countries from the Global South assume leading roles in decision-making on hot global issues ranging from economic recovery to food security, energy transitions, debt relief, and climate change. Today, the African Continental Free Trade Area and India’s “Voice of the Global South” summits have advanced frameworks for regional self-reliance, while G77 has reaffirmed commitments to resilient and inclusive economies ahead of the 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development.
Updated by Yilan Batista and Shuli Wong August 2026
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