The UNDP will establish a global network of 200 think tanks to help define better policies and develop a better legal environment for the South-South cooperation, Xinhua reports.

Coming from developed and emerging countries, the think tanks will be invited to develop a collective reflexion, necessary to implement UN's 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.

According to Xiaojun Grace Wang, UNDP’s lead advisor, “the potential of such kind of cooperation has yet been fully leveraged”, especially in the framework of the South-South cooperation. “The global coalition will conduct collaborative research and produce knowledge products to inform policy for South-South cooperation,” she said.