The Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean was established by virtue of resolution 752(PLEN.36) approved by the member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) during its thirty-sixth period session of the Committee of the Whole, in December 2021.
Likewise, in the resolution it was agreed that the regular meetings of the Conference would be held every two years at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, in alternate years to the period of sessions of the Commission, using the installed capacities and existing resources.
Some of the objectives of this subsidiary body of ECLAC are: to promote the strengthening of national South-South and triangular cooperation mechanisms, and their possible interactions with North-South and multilateral cooperation; promote South-South and triangular cooperation among regional and extra-regional actors, including donor countries and international organizations, to facilitate technology and knowledge transfer, as well as the achievement of joint cooperation activities, and examine South cooperation experiences -Southern and triangular countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and advance in their assessment, in coordination with the work carried out in the various subsidiary bodies of the Commission.
Background:
Thirty-sixth session of the Committee of the Whole
EVENT | DEC 03, 2021, COSTA RICA
Special Meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation: opportunities to renew international cooperation for the development of Latin America and the Caribbean
EVENT | 19-20 AUG 2021, VIRTUAL, CHILE
Tenth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation
EVENT | MAR 18, 2021, VIRTUAL, CHILE
