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idea of forming the Alliance for South-South
collaboration owes its origin in the
deliberations held in Bellagio, Italy
in October 1993, followed by another
meeting in the same venue in April
1994, which concluded that "a
number of developing countries have
been remarkably successful in the
design and implementation of national
population policies and programmes.
This represents a unique pool of practical
experiences which can greatly assist
other developing countries in their
efforts to implement national strategies."
It was realized in the meeting that
sharing of these experiences through
South-South Cooperation under an intergovernmental
framework would immensely benefit
the developing countries, which led
to further consultations and launching
of the Alliance at ICPD in 1994 in
Cairo.
The
first Board Meeting of the Alliance
held in Harare, Zimbabwe in April
1995 with participation of the 10
founding members (Bangladesh, Colombia,
Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco,
Thailand, Tunisia and Zimbabwe) made
a Declaration of Commitment to the
objectives of the Alliance by the
Founding Members, adopted set of By-Laws,
articulated its fundamental policies,
elected an Executive Committee and
decided that its Permanent Secretariat
would be located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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