Third South Summit of G77 in Uganda

GS Paper II Important international and regional organizations

Context:

The Minister of State for External Affairs will participate in the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 (G77) and China in Kampala, Uganda.

Theme of Summit: “Leaving No One Behind”.
- It is in line with India’s vision of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, i.e., “the World is one Family”.

For Developing Countries: G77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the United Nations.
Formation: In 1964, Geneva, by signing a Joint Declaration during the first session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Guided by: The Charter of Algiers that was established and adopted in 1967.
Purpose: To provide the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development.
Members: 134 countries across Asia, Africa, South America, the Caribbean and Oceania.
- China is not a part of the group, so the group is often known as “G-77 and China”.
- Although the members of the G-77 have increased to 134 countries, the original name was retained due to its historic significance.
Supreme Decision-making Body: South Summit
- First South Summit: In 2000, Havana, Cuba
- Second South Summit: In 2005, Doha, Qatar
Annual Meets: The G-77 meets annually at the UN in New York.
India was the first nation to preside over the G77 in New York.

South-South cooperation refers to the technical cooperation among developing countries in the Global South.

Global South refers to various countries around the world that are sometimes described as ‘developing’, ‘less developed’ or ‘underdeveloped’.
Regional Spread: Many of the Global South countries are in the Southern Hemisphere, largely in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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