: Global UN forum showcases need, impact of South-South cooperation #IndiaNEWS #International From climate change to worsening inequalities and COVID-19 fallouts, top UN officials told a major forum

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Global UN forum showcases need, impact of South-South cooperation #IndiaNEWS #International
From climate change to worsening inequalities and COVID-19 fallouts, top UN officials told a major forum in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday that greater cooperation among developing countries, known as the global South, was needed to overcome a multitude of challenges.

At the opening of the Global South-South Development Expo 2022, Secretary-General António Guterres encouraged through a video message, collaboration among countries and communities to build a sustainable future for all.

I encourage all nations and communities to redouble cooperation and build bridges to achieve an equitable and sustainable future for all.
@antonioguterres on Mondays #SouthSouthCooperation Day. t. co/Kb45ikhuJs pic. twitter. com/d7PlI0jL77
— United Nations (@UN) September 12, 2022

“It is important that Southern-led development solutions are shared far and wide,�? he said, underlining the need for cooperation among developing countries as well as with developed nations in addressing shared challenges.
Mr. Guterres reminded wealthier nations of their responsibilities to “work constructively with the developing world, especially to reduce growing inequalities between and within nations�?.
In commemorating the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, he advocated for redoubled cooperation “to achieve an equitable and sustainable future for all�?, he said.
‘Trust in one another’
Citing COVID-19, the climate crisis, longstanding and new conflicts, economic inequalities and rising inflation that “are jeopardizing many of the development gains we have struggled for decades to achieve,�? General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid acknowledged that “the world is at a critical time�?.
Recalling his tenure as the Presidency of Hope, he called for deeper South-South and triangular cooperation to accelerate global economic recovery.
“Going forward, let us put our trust in one another, and…vindicate trust through mutual aid and cooperation. With that solidarity and collective willpower, we can recover better, expand our horizons and achieve our vision for a brighter future,�? he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Achim Steiner, highlighted how “South-South and triangular cooperation continue to power solutions to some of the world’s most persistent development challenges.
“At UNDP, South-South and triangular cooperation are embedded in our development support across the globe�?, he said in a video message.
‘Hard-won’ development gains at stake
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), pointed to “remarkable�? socio-economic progress in Asia and the Pacific, which is leading global value chains, innovation and global investments.