August 22-24, New Delhi, India
Biruni participates at the Delhi Process V South South and triangular Cooperation conference held in India. Launched in 2013 with Subsequent conferences (2016, 2017 and 2018), the Delhi Process has emerged as a vibrant platform to explore nuances of South-South Cooperation (SSC) and its interlinkages with global development agendas including SDGs. In continuation of this legacy, the recently held fifth conference under the Delhi Process addressed SCC in a wider context.
The fifth conference in the series, was held under the theme “South-South and Triangular Cooperation: Exploring New Opportunities and New Partnerships Post-BAPA+40”.
Speaking at a plenary on “Emerging Global Experiences with Triangular Cooperation”, Nazir Kabiri Executive Director Biruni Institute presented a case study from Afghanistan. He stressed that in a fragile and conflict affected context, while ODA can focus on political processes, institutions, and social services, SSC can complement ODA to focus on trade facilitation, bilateral infrastructure projects and energy transmission.
Key principles of SSC are a demand driven approach, non-interference in the internal matters of partner countries, ownership, and macro-economic and political non-conditionality, each subject to debates among SSC actors.
One of the most important outcomes of Delhi V was a detailed discussion on impact assessment methodology for SSC projects. Experts deliberated on issues related an impact assessment framework that captures the unique features of SSC; diversity of actors and role of institutions in actualizing the aspirations of the South; and simultaneously engaged in exploring the potential of Triangular Cooperation (TrC).
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Initiated by the Indian think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and th ECOSOC, the Delhi Process is now led by the Network of Southern Think-tanks (NeST) and the UN Office on South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) with support from the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. Delhi V was the first major gathering of diverse SSC and TrC stakeholders from across the globe after the 40th anniversary of Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40).
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Delhi V was by far the largest assembly of subject experts in the history of Delhi Process with participation of more than 150 panelists from 53 countries of the South and North, 17 international agencies and around 10 official agencies for cooperation from the Southern governments.
