This side event established the importance of an South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) monitoring framework anchored on horizontal development cooperation, and highlighted how it can improve the effectiveness and development impact of SSDC.
The event also conducted an assessment of national policies and practices of Southern governments through the lens of policy coherence, inclusiveness and multi-stakeholder participation, rights-based approaches, and horizontal development cooperation principles, with the objective of learning from participating stakeholders relevant methodologies in measuring development impact of SSDC policies and programs.
Giulia Massobrio (CSA-TUCA) participated as discussant, highlighting trade union experiences in South-South cooperation (SSC) and how trade unions promote the development effectiveness principles, as well as the role of SSC as a trigger of regional integration. That is the case of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a new intergovernmental space of the South for the South, resulting in an important space for a structured dialogue on development policy and external relations.
She stressed that South-South cooperation requires an enabling environment, including human and trade union rights. SSC also requires democratic ownership in the form of CSO participation in its design, monitoring and implementation. She put as example the experience of the Trade Unions BRICS Forum, which promoted better coordination amongst BRICS’ trade unions, but still awaits for a more direct and structured dialogue with governments from that group of countries.
Giulia added that for the first time the South defining itself, meaning a new compass of power and a way to rethink the power of the global North and South.
Sideevent: Enhancing accountability n policy coherence in SSDC #HLPF2016 @TUDCN_rscd @IbonInternatl @ROAAfrica @ituc pic.twitter.com/wjPX3MzIET
— CSO Partnership (@CSOPartnership_) July 20, 2016
Link rights-based approach to #Agenda2030. Use HR standards as parameters for policies -Ziad, ANND #HLPF2016 pic.twitter.com/YNBD8SioPp
— Julius Cainglet (@dabigdyul) July 20, 2016
Country-level multi-stakeholder frameworks for devt cooperation are trending -Artemy, UNDP #HLPF2016 #SSDC pic.twitter.com/HPajfE7JTB
— Julius Cainglet (@dabigdyul) July 20, 2016
Incentives in South South Devt Cooperation should be explored -Karin, CEBRI #HLPF2016 #Agenda2030 pic.twitter.com/ToYo7yjNQ7
— Julius Cainglet (@dabigdyul) July 20, 2016
SSC, its roots is on solidarity amongst southern countries and peoples who want to share their experiences - malonzo pic.twitter.com/8I0NoRtZ9N
— CSO Partnership (@CSOPartnership_) July 20, 2016
.@GiuliaMassobrio agrees that #SSC needs to respect #developmenteffectiveness principles #DCF #HLPF2016 pic.twitter.com/B72wFrHVE2
— TUDCN - RSCD (@TUDCN_rscd) July 20, 2016
Accountability in #SSC needs an enabling environment: human rights, workers rights #DCF #HLPF2016 @CSOPartnership_
— TUDCN - RSCD (@TUDCN_rscd) July 20, 2016
SSC not only made by governments. Attention on policy coherence between SSC CSOs is needed -massobrio #HLPF2016 pic.twitter.com/EOv54s1vqU
— CSO Partnership (@CSOPartnership_) July 20, 2016
.@GiuliaMassobrio explains the experience of the Trade Unions #BRICS forum, which deals with accountability #HLPF2016 #dcf @CSOPartnership_
— TUDCN - RSCD (@TUDCN_rscd) July 20, 2016
Unions think South South Devt Coop can help regional integration. -Giulia, TUCA #HLPF2016 #Agenda2030 #decentwork pic.twitter.com/TklejQFHcv
— Julius Cainglet (@dabigdyul) July 20, 2016
All #SSDC must follow the principles of development effectiveness -Giulia, TUCA #HLPF2016 #Agenda2030 #decentwork pic.twitter.com/DetCE2L44z
— Julius Cainglet (@dabigdyul) July 20, 2016
#SSDC is not just abt govt partnerships; it's about #SSDC among CSOs too -Giulia, TUCA #HLPF2016 #Agenda2030 pic.twitter.com/NCFTSWSCyk
— Julius Cainglet (@dabigdyul) July 20, 2016