Update

Co-Chairs’ Summary Inaugural Meeting of the South-North Commission on Development

Inaugural meeting of the SNCD

Getting under way: Summarizing the Commission’s first meeting in Bangkok

 
After listening to each other and a rich discussion in Bangkok, we have taken the next step: In their summary, our Co-Chairs, Laura Chinchilla and Olaf Scholz lay out the thematic agenda of the Commission. Based on our discussions at this first meeting, they identified three thematic work streams for the Commission to focus on:
 
1.        The need for renewed multilateralism
2.        Development finance
3.        Energy, resources, climate and resilient value chains
 
Have a look at the Co-Chairs Summary
 
We are deeply thankful for the great spirit of cooperation and are eager to bring our collective experience to bear to work on this pressing issue.
 
The journey has started, next up: preparations are already under way for the Commission’s second meeting in Nairobi in March 2027.
 
Stay tuned for updates along the way!