External publications

Can the G77 be the voice of a rising Global South?

Baumann, Max-Otto / Novoselova, Anna
External Publications (2024)

published on theglobalobservatory.org, 13.12.2024

Seventy years after developing countries banded together to form the Group of 77 (G77) during the first United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the group is still - and perhaps increasingly so - a formidable force at the United Nations. Yet the decision-making processes of the G77 remain enigmatic. The group has grown from 77 to 134 members, representing just over two-thirds of the entire UN membership, and it has become rather diverse. This leads to the question whether, and how, the G77 can be the voice of a rising Global South. The G77's internal processes do currently not match its external strength, and the article suggests reforms to make the G77 fit for a more effective and constructive role in global governance.