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UNDP Seoul Policy Centre (USPC) is organizing three webinars on: Post-COVID-19: Implications for International (Development) Cooperation.



The world is working on mitigating the enormous challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, however, some ideas on what the recovery will require are already emerging. It is certain that it will represent a major game-changer in the international (development) cooperation. Join experts from Southern and Northern think tanks as they discuss how COVID-19 can create momentum for more and better international cooperation. Each webinar gives some time for Q&A. For details, log on to South-South Global Thinkers.



Schedule of Webinars

First Webinar: Thursday, April 9, 2020; 7:30 – 8:30 AM New York, 1:30-2:30 PM Paris, 8:30-9:30 PM Seoul. 

Debapriya Bhattacharya, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jonathan Glennie, Writer and Consultant, Barranquilla, Colombia

Philani Mthembu, Institute for Global Dialogue, Pretoria, South Africa

Chuanhong Zhang, China Institute for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture, Beijing, China

Stephan Klingebiel, USPC (Introduction), Seoul, South Korea

Artemy Izmestiev, USPC (Moderator), Seoul, South Korea  

To join the webinar please click on: https://undp.zoom.us/j/150943887    

Second Webinar: Thursday, April 14, 2020; 9-10 AM New York; 3-4 PM Paris; 10-11 PM Seoul 

Paulo Esteves, BRICS Policy Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Xiaoyun Li, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

Ian Mitchell, Center for Global Development, London, UK

Andrea Ordóñez, Southern Voice, Quito, Ecuador

Annalisa Prizzon, Overseas Development Institute, London, UK

Stephan Klingebiel, USPC (Moderator), Seoul, South Korea  

To join the webinar please click on: https://undp.zoom.us/j/906393746    

Third Webinar: Thursday, April 16, 2020; 9-10 AM New York; 3-4 PM Paris; 10-11 PM Seoul 

Jorge Chediek, Director of UNOSSC & Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on South-South Cooperation (Opening Remarks), New York, United States 

Sachin Chaturvedi, New Delhi, India

Anthony Pipa, Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA

Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Johannesburg, South Africa

Imme Scholz, German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany

Stephan Klingebiel, USPC (Conclusions), Seoul, South Korea

Artemy Izmestiev, USPC (Moderator), Seoul, South Korea



To join the webinar please click on: https://undp.zoom.us/j/496728415  

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