UNOSSC, UNDP hold first Global Thinkers Dialogue on South-South cooperation

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) co-organized the first Global Thinkers Dialogue here Wednesday with the China Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD).

Representatives from around 10 missions to the United Nations and officials from different UN agencies joined in a dialogue with experts from China to find out ways to facilitate South-South cooperation.

"South-South cooperation enables us to build our economies based on the experience of others," said Dr. Sen Gong, executive vice president of CIKD."This think tank network provides new options for countries who want to scale up development, while preserving their independence."

The establishment of CIKD was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

The CIKD provides a platform for various countries to research and exchange development theories and development practices that suit their respective national contexts. Enditem