Effective development partnerships are a priority of the evolving post-2015 UN development agenda and can be expected to gain more prominence in multi-stakeholder discussions at global level in the future. The 2010 High-level Plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Rio+20 and the Busan Global Partnership all make explicit reference to this important engine to fulfil commitments for effective development cooperation. The Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation also acknowledged the need to enhance the development effectiveness of South-South Cooperation by continuing to increase its mutual accountability and transparency. Rio+20 also.
