Global South-South Development Expo 2016

ILO Sustainable Development and Decent Work Solution Forum, 1 November 2016

The ILO will hold a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Solution Forum on The Future of Work at the Global South-South Development Expo 2016. The objectives is to assist participants in accessing tools and method to implement South-South and triangular cooperation projects.

Building on past successes and driven by the strong desire of the international community to continue to share South-South development solutions, the GSSD Expo 2016 will support the scaling up of tested and effective Southern solutions to deepen the development impact of South-South cooperation.

The Expo will be hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates, through its Zayed International Foundation, with full participation by the UN system, non-state development partners, including philanthropic organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations. This year’s Expo will present various models, approaches and tools in South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation that will help the global South realize its shared aspiration to achieve sustainable and equitable development through the share and transfer of Southern home-grown development solutions.

The event will also feature last year's Nobel Peace Prize winners, the "Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet", in a session entitled "Good Practice in Social Dialogue and Algerian SSTC cooperation". This will address social dialogue and social protection.

Building on past successes and driven by the strong desire of the international community to continue to share South-South development solutions, the GSSD Expo 2016 will be hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates, through its Zayed International Foundation, with full participation by the UN system, non-state development partners, including philanthropic organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations, to support the scaling up of tested and effective Southern solutions to deepen the development impact of South-South cooperation. This year’s Expo will present various models, approaches and tools in South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation that will help the global South realize its shared aspiration to achieve sustainable and equitable development through the share and transfer of Southern home-grown development solutions.