The Group of 77 (G-77) was established on 15th June 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Developing Countries” issued at the end of the first session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva. Although the members of the G-77 have increased to 135 countries, the original name was retained due to its historic significance.

As the largest coalition of developing countries in the United Nations, the Group of 77 provides the means for the South to articulate and promote its collective economic interests and enhance its joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues in the United Nations system, including South-South cooperation.  

The South Summit is the supreme decision-making body of the Group of 77. The First and the second south summits were held in Havana, Cuba, on 10 – 14th April 2000 and in Doha, Qatar, on 12th – 16th June 2005, respectively. In accordance with the principle of geographical rotation, the Third South Summit will be held in Africa, in Kampala, Uganda, on 21st – 23rd January 2024.

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