South-South News
South-South News is an initiative launched in February 2010 during the sixteenth
session of the United Nation General Assembly High-level Committee on South-South
Cooperation (SSC). The purpose for South-South News is to advance the implementation
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through the sharing of best practices
in the areas of South-South and Triangular Cooperation. South-South News disseminates
news about Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America,
and the Caribbean. South-South News is a digital media platform for the countries
of the South that is facilitating, connecting, and publishing news on various efforts
in sustainable economic and social development to audiences and multiple constituencies
not only in the South but also around the world.
Mission
South-South News will help advance the implementation of the Millennium Development
Goals through the sharing of positive news and good practices in the area of South-South
and triangular cooperation. As a digital platform, South-South News will also promote
the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a special tool for
development in order to help bridge the digital divide in the developing countries.
Goals & Objectives
- Help raise public awareness about the programs and initiatives at the United Nations,
particularly the MDGs, on a global basis
- Share positive news and good practices in the area of South-South and triangular
cooperation and development, particularly in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa,
the Middle East, and East Europe regions
- Share positive news and good practices in the area of North-South and triangular
cooperation and development in a similar manner
- Work with developing countries to help formulate and implement joint and mutually
beneficial programs, particularly through utilizing ICT as a tool for development
South-South News, a Digital Platform for Positive News on the MDGs and the Development
of the Global South