Group of 77
The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.: 79 There were 77 founding members of the organization headquartered in Geneva, but it has since expanded to 134 member countries.: 79–80 Uganda holds its chairmanship for 2024, succeeding Cuba.
| Abbreviation | G77 |
|---|---|
| Named after | Number of founding Member States |
| Formation | 15 June 1964 |
| Founded at | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Type | Intergovernmental current summit 15-16 September Havana, Cuba |
| Purpose | To provide a forum for developing nations to promote their economic interests |
| Headquarters | United Nations Headquarters |
| Methods | Collective bargaining, lobbying, reports and studies |
| Fields | International politics |
Membership | 135 member states |
Chair of the Group of 77 | Uganda |
| Affiliations | United Nations |
| Website | G77.org |
The group was founded on 15 June 1964, by 77 non-aligned nations in the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries" issued at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The first major meeting was in Algiers in 1967, where the Charter of Algiers was adopted and the basis for permanent institutional structures was begun under the leadership of Raul Prebisch who had previously worked at ECLA. There are Chapters of the Group of 77 in Geneva (UN), Rome (FAO), Vienna (UNIDO), Paris (UNESCO), Nairobi (UNEP) and the Group of 24 in Washington, D.C. (International Monetary Fund and World Bank).