The self-paced e-module: "Leveraging South-South and Triangular Cooperation to Accelerate Transformation Towards Sustainable Development" is designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools to operationalize UN support for the South-South and triangular cooperation modalities.

Introduction

This module was developed under the coordination of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and with the guidance of the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) and a UN task team drawn from the UN Inter-Agency Mechanism for South-South and triangular cooperation. The module aims at empowering UN professionals to realize the full potential of the UN development system support to South-South and triangular cooperation by unpacking the 'Guidelines for the Integration of South-South and Triangular Cooperation into the Country- and Regional-Level Work of the United Nations Development System', finalized and disseminated in December 2023.

The course was developed with financial contributions from FAO, PAHO, UNFPA, WFP, and UNOSSC, demonstrating the commitment of UN entities to the joint endeavour of capacity development for South-South and triangular cooperation at the country and regional levels.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module, the participants will:

  • Gain an understanding of the concept and principles of South-South and triangular cooperation and the knowledge and skills needed to effectively support national partners to leverage South-South and triangular cooperation to accelerate progress towards the SDGs and national priorities.
  • Get familiarized with the practical application of the Guidelines for the Integration of South-South and triangular cooperation into the Country- and Regional-level Work of the United Nations Development System.
Course methodology

This module is divided into six lessons, which can be completed asynchronously following a self-paced learning method. 

Course contents

Lesson 1. South-South and triangular cooperation: definitions, principles, and policy context

Lesson 2. Integration into the UNSDCF and country programming processes

Lesson 3. Integrating South-South and triangular cooperation at Regional Level

Lesson 4. Partnerships and Financing for south-south and triangular cooperation

Lesson 5. South-South and triangular cooperation Monitoring

Lesson 6. Recap, Knowledge and Tools

Target audience

This module is primarily designed for country- and regional-level UN personnel involved in the preparation of Common Country Analysis (CCAs), the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCFs), regional workplans and collaborative frameworks.

Cost of participation

Participation is free for UN staff. You can sign up for the module using the sign-up button at the top of this page.

You can download this helpful PDF with instructions on signing-up and accessing the course here: INSTRUCTIONS

Once you have signed up:

1. You will receive login details via email to access this module on UNKampus30, UNSSC's learning platform.

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