The G77 negotiated amongst itself to select Palestine as its chair for the year, starting this January. The G77 is most powerful in debates over the budget and management issues at the UN. This is ...

Poor Countries Reject “Suicide Pact” A negotiator for the world’s most vulnerable nations says a leaked draft agreement shows that rich countries aren’t being honest brokers at Copenhagen.

G77 was formed 59 years ago to advocate for the global south in the multilateral polity. How has that panned out over the years? Yes, next year we’ll be celebrating 60 years of G77.

But the G77 has struggled to define its role in a rapidly changing world. This was evident at the group’s recent policy forum in New York, the United States, commemorating its 60th anniversary.

The biggest group of developing nations may accept a road map to a future climate deal without defining what the endpoint is, the Argentinean envoy who heads the bloc said.

Kenya's Permanent Representative to the United Naitions Office in Nairobi and the United Nations Environmental Programme, Ababu Namwamba, has been elected as the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China ...

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The G77’s origins can be traced to the inaugural session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development in 1964. From the outset, the bloc has sought to challenge US-designed institutions — such as the ...

The G77 contrasts with the G20 and the G7 which only influences the UN from the outside as they are not formal UN bodies. In keeping with the less geopolitical character of the G77, it would be ...

The summit G77+China, established in 1964, brings together 135 countries, making it the largest inter-governmental organisation of the UN. China, the world’s second largest economy, ...