A/RES/73/291
Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level
United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation
overarching theme of the present Conference is “Role of South-South cooperation
and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: challenges and
opportunities.”
2.
We renew our commitment to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and reaffirm the resolution
33/134 of 19 December 1978, endorsing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, which
constitutes a major milestone in the evolution of South-South and triangular
cooperation and the resolution 64/222, endorsing the Nairobi outcome document of
the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation.
3.
We welcome the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction and the New Urban Agenda and recall other relevant major United Nations
conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, as well as all
General Assembly resolutions relevant to South-South cooperation and triangular
cooperation.
4.
We take note of the Havana Programme of Action adopted by the first South
Summit, the Marrakech Framework for the Implementation of South-South
Cooperation and the Doha Plan of Action adopted by the Second South Summit.
5.
We note that significant changes are taking place in international political and
economic relations, which create conditions conducive to promoting South-South
cooperation and pursuing sustained economic development, and national and
collective self-reliance.
6.
We recognize that South-South and triangular cooperation contribute to the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieving
the overarching goal of eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, as it
shares the comprehensive vision of development contained in the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals, that balance the three dimensions of sustainable development –
the economic, social and environmental.
7.
We recognize that South-South cooperation is conducted among countries of the
South, including but not limited to the economic, social, cultural, environmental, and
technical domains, that can take place in a bilateral, regional or interregional contexts,
for developing countries to meet their development goals through concerted efforts,
taking into account the principles of South-South cooperation.
8.
We recognize the importance and different history and particularities of SouthSouth cooperation, and we reaffirm our view of South-South cooperation as a
manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes
to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance and the
attainment of internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable
Development Goals, according to national priorities and plans. South -South
cooperation and its agenda have to be set by countries o f the South and should
continue to be guided by the principles of respect for national sovereignty, national
ownership and independence, equality, non-conditionality, non-interference in
domestic affairs and mutual benefit.
9.
We acknowledge the voluntary, participative, and demand driven nature of
South-South Cooperation, born out of shared experiences and sympathies, based on
their common objectives and solidarity. We further recognize that South -South
cooperation leads to more diverse opportunities for development. South-South
Cooperation should not be seen as Official Development Assistance.
10. We stress that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for, but rather a
complement to, North-South cooperation.
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