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STATEMENT BY MS. VIVIAN TAY, DELEGATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE TO THE 81ST SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE 2026 UNITED NATIONS DAY FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION 11 SEPTEMBER 2026 UNHQ, NEW YORK

11 September 2026

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Thank you, Chair.

1            Singapore thanks the UN Office for South-South Cooperation for convening today’s commemoration and welcomes the launch of the Global Alliance for South-South and Triangular Cooperation.

2            South-South cooperation is no longer at the margins of the development landscape. Its strength lies in sharing practical solutions, grounded in common experiences and adapted to local needs. Our recent adoption of the modalities resolution for the review of the implementation of the Buenos Aires Outcome Document renews this political momentum for South-South cooperation.

3            For Singapore, capacity-building remains the cornerstone of our development partnerships. Through our flagship technical cooperation platform, the Singapore Cooperation Programme, we have trained more than 165,000 officials from over 180 countries, territories and intergovernmental organisations in public administration, sustainable finance, and digital governance, as well as in emerging domains of interest such as Artificial Intelligence and carbon credits.

4            Beyond the transfer of knowledge between fellow developing countries, we should also see South-South cooperation as partnerships that facilitate job creation, strengthen connectivity, expand access to markets and finance, and support sustainable growth. For example, the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks and Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone bring governments and businesses together to attract investments, develop industries and create jobs, enabling mutual benefit.

5            Such cooperation need not be confined to governments. Public agencies, businesses, academia and civil society each contribute expertise, investment, technology and ideas. Concessional resources alone will not suffice; used catalytically, they can make projects bankable and crowd in private capital at scale. Triangular cooperation can further connect developing country solutions with complementary partners, while preserving national ownership. We should also deepen exchanges across regions, including through cooperation between regional organisations.

 6            Singapore will continue to play our part, including through our renewed partnership with the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development. Earlier this month, we also announced the next phase of the Singapore-Pacific Resilience and Knowledge Sharing (SPARKS) package as well as the renewal of our “SIDS of Change” package for fellow Small Island Developing States.

7            We look forward to the Global Alliance taking these efforts further, connecting needs with proven solutions, and helping what works in one community reach many more. Solidarity is our inheritance; turning it into practical progress will be our task.

8            Thank you.