>The 20th December of 2004 is the first annual United Nations Day for the
>South-South Cooperation. The UN General Assembly at its 58th session in
>2003 decided to set aside 19th of December every year as a special day for
>the international community to mark the significance of South-South
>approaches to development. As 19th December falls on a Sunday this year,
>the celebration is scheduled to take place on 20th December.
>
>In New York, the celebration will feature a ceremonial event and guest
>speakers at UN Headquarters from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm in Conference Room 4 of
>the UN Secretariat
>The Special Unit for Technical Cooperation Among Developing Countries
>(SU/TCDC) has a new name: The Special Unit for South-South Cooperation
>(SU/SSC). The new name reflects a new shift of focus: from technical
>cooperation to include economical cooperation.
>
>The decision to change the name was adopted by the High-level Committee on
>the Review of TCDC at its thirteenth session in May 2003 (decision 13/2)
>and later endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 58/220 of 19
>February 2004.
>
>The name change reviews the evolution that has occurred in development
>cooperation since the creation of the Special Unit in 1974. At that time,
>cooperation among developing countries was limited, focusing mainly on
>exchanges of technical resources. The role of the Special Unit was to
>facilitate such cooperative sharing. As Southern countries have worked to
>improve socio-economic conditions (ECDC), they have grown in knowledge,
>experience and skills and have created opportunities for investment, trade
>and other exchanges, thereby expanding the resources and capacity for
>South-South sharing beyond the technical realm. The work of the Special
>Unit has kept pace with these developments and the new name affirms this fact.
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