India-UN Capacity Building Initiative

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Source: Economic Times

Context: India and the United Nations have jointly launched the “India-UN Capacity Building Initiative,” which aims to share India’s development experiences, best practices, and expertise with partner countries in the Global South through capacity-building and training programs.

  • This initiative builds upon India’s extensive cooperation in development and capacity building with partner countries.
  • The initiative complements the existing India-UN partnership through the “India-UN Development Partnership Fund”.
  • The initiative will operationalize the development-related goals of India’s G20 Presidency, including the G20 Action Plan for Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building Digital Public Infrastructure.