A UN statement said the 1-3 December conference whose theme is: ``Promotion of South-South Cooperation for Development'', would bring together key leaders to forge stronger cooperation.
It also said that the participants would also discuss their positions on a number of pressing international concerns.
``All States of the UN system, as well as intergovernmental organisations with observer status with the UN General Assembly and UN specialised agencies and other entities of the UN system, have been invited by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to participate in the conference," it said.
The statement also disclosed that the meeting would consist of plenary meetings and interactive multi-sector stakeholder roundtables on two sub-themes and would seek to strengthen the role of the UN system in supporting South-South and triangular cooperation.
The Pan African News Agency (PANA) learnt that Heads of State and Government, ministers, special representatives and other high-ranking government officials are among those expected to attend.
``Also invited are Non-Governmental Organisations and public and private sector development partners of the United Nations,'' it stated.
``UNDP Administrator Helen Clark is one of the high-level UN officials who will attend the conference," the statement added.
The conference is the outcome of a UN decision to convene such a conference on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among developing countries (TCDC).
The UN General Assembly has described South-South cooperation as an important element of international cooperation for development.
It said that it offered viable opportunities for developing countries in their individual and collective pursuits of sustained economic growth and sustainable development.
It also emphasised that South-South cooperation was not a substitute for, but is complementary to, North-South cooperation.
New York - 24/11/2009
Pana
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