Belize participates in 2nd UN Conference on South-South cooperation

Patrick Andrews, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed the importance of South-South Cooperation in assisting developing countries to achieve Agenda 2030 and other internationally agreed development goals. 

Belize joined the many expressions of concerns by members on the hardship occasioned by the designation of countries as middle income in accessing concessionary financing for development; and the stagnation and decline in official development aid.

Andrews took the opportunity to highlight the positive effects on the country’s development resulting from a scaling up of South-South Cooperation. 

 Andrews also participated as a lead discussant in a side event on “Leveraging South-South and Triangular Cooperation to advance sustainable development in Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States”. 

Andrews noted Belize’s experience in sharing of best practices in coral protection and restoration in a triangular cooperation scheme with SIDS and other developing countries.