Los proyectos de cooperación Sur-Sur, +Algodón, en ejecución en países de América Latina; Algodón con Trabajo Decente, en ejecución en Paraguay, Perú, Malí y Mozambique; y Shire-Zambeze, en ejecución en Mozambique y Malawi, promueven el webinar Juntos Somos Más Algodón, en celebración del Día Mundial del Algodón - América Latina y África, el 7 de octubre (15h Chile/Brasil/Paraguay/Argentina; 13h. Ecuador/Colombia/ Perú; 20h. Mozambique). 

On 16 September, the United Nations Rome-based agencies − the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), IFAD and the World Food Programme (WFP) − celebrated the 2020 UN Day for South-South Cooperation with a virtual event hosted by IFAD. The theme for the celebration was The role of South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the transformation of food systems, in view of COVID-19.

22 September 2020, Rome - FAO welcomed an announcement today by Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, that his country will support the UN agency's South-South Cooperation (SSC) efforts with an additional $50 million in funding. "We are very grateful for this new $50 million contribution announced by President Xi, as it provides a strong boost to the work of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme," FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said.

FAO South-South Cooperation project began in late 2019 between China and Madagascar. Chinese experts on rice production came to Madagascar to introduce a greater-yielding type of rice, as well as to provide training to farmers on how to grow and harvest it.

On 16 September, the RBAs are jointly organizing the virtual celebration of the 2020 UN Day for South-South Cooperation: “The role of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) in the transformation of Food Systems in view of COVID-19”, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (CEST). This event will raise awareness on how SSTC can support the transformation of food systems for the benefit of rural poor smallholder farmers, addressing COVID-19 related vulnerabilities and the needs of people already at risk of being left behind. Three years after the release of their Joint Roadmap on strengthening SSTC collaboration among the Rome-based Agencies, FAO, IFAD and...