South Centre to participate in the Advisory Board Meeting of the UN's Development Cooperation Forum in Cairo

Dr. Yash Tandon, Executive Director of the South Centre will be participating at the High-Level Symposium on "Trends in development cooperation: South-South and triangular cooperation and aid effectiveness" being organized in Cairo from 19-20 January 2008.

As a major preparatory event for the 2008 DCF, the discussions will solicit the views of all stakeholders with regard to current experiences and future expectations of partnerships in selected areas of development cooperation. The discussions will
be captured in a report of the Cairo meeting, including key policy messages, which will serve to inform the consultative process and analytical preparations for the 2008 DCF.

More information at: http://www.un.org/ecosoc/newfunct/dcfcairo.shtml