Message on the 50th Anniversary of the Group of 77
As we mark half a century of engagement and achievement, let us recall the words of the Group's first ministerial meeting, in Algiers in 1967, which still ring true today: In a world of increasing interdependence, peace, progress and freedom are common and indivisible.
The Voice of the Majority: The Group of 77's Role in the UN General Assembly
The staying power of the United Nations is remarkable. For nearly 70 years, the UN's membership has grown rapidly after newly independent countries joined its ranks. It is encouraging too that no country has felt a strong enough urge to leave the organization in spite of its democratic deficiencies.
The Group of 77 at Fifty
Since the First Ministerial meeting of the Group of 77 (G-77) held in Algeria in October 1967, and the adoption of the Charter of Algiers, the Group of 77 laid down the institutional mechanisms and structures that have contributed to shaping the international development agenda and changing the landscape of the global South for the past five decades.
The Values of the G-77 Are More Actual Than Ever
The 50 years of celebrations should be the starting point for a new phase, in which the G-77 plays a public role for the good of man and woman all over the world.
The Early Days of the Group of 77
The immediate interests and specific negotiating priorities of many of its many members—the great number in itself makes it difficult to achieve consensus—are different from those of the others.The individual countries differ vastly from one another with respect to their cultural, ideological, political, and economic systems.
A Southern Renaissance?
The UNDP report is correct—the Global South has begun to rise. What is in question, however, is which agenda from the South will be most able shift the suffocation of neoÂliberalism for an alternative direction.
Financial Support to South-South Cooperation: The Caracas Programme of Action (CPA) and the Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund (PGTF)
The CPA identifies a set of priority actions in the fields of trade, technology, food and agriculture, energy, raw materials, finance, industrialization and technical cooperation.
Fiftieth Anniversary of the G-77+China
The commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the G-77 is an opportunity for its member nations to assess the progress achieved through their joint action to redress the injustices and inequities of a world order crafted by powerful actors in the developed world to serve their own perceived self-interest.
Vignettes from my Half a Century alongside the Group of 77
The Global South needs leaders of the standing, knowledge and, most of all, conviction of Julius K. Nyerere and Raul Prebisch and a major organization at the global level, which would give energy and impulse to the Group of 77 and the Non-Aligned Movement to confront common challenges in continuing their struggle for world peace, development and an equitable world economic and political order.
The Group of 77 at Fifty - Congratulations!
G-77 at 50: not an age of retirement but of experience and wisdom to transform the world economy, for poor countries and people.Go ahead!
Teaching The UN Through Experiential Education
A long-standing and unique instrument that provides experiential learning opportunity for students, and addresses this kind of multifaceted and deeper impact, is the Model UN experience. Even before the creation of the United Nations, in the 1920s a group of students from Ivy League schools introduced the model league, which later morphed into the Model UN.
Walter-A Story of Resilience and Hope
Although education is a basic human right, young budding minds of refugees are robbed of this stimulating nutrition. Education empowers and gives much needed hope so that the total person can make a meaningful contribution to a world often starved of peace.
Creating Our Future by Documenting Our Living History
The energy of the United Nations lies in the transformative power of ideas brought to life. This call to action has been answered by the East Stroudsburg Area School District in Pennsylvania, United States, which recognizes that despite mandated school closures, learning and education must never cease.
Is it still necessary to teach about the United Nations?
Is it still necessary to teach about the United Nations? Absolutely—now, perhaps more than ever. With a spiraling global population, the need to better inform and educate young people the world over about the United Nations represents an ongoing challenge that cannot go unheeded.
International Mobility of Students in Brazil
To encourage the internationalization of technology and innovation, there are currently many initiatives aimed at raising the intensity of international student and/or faculty mobility in Brazil.