G77 plus China

• The third South Summit – the decision-making body of the 134-country G77 and China was held in Kampala,Uganda
• China is rallying the Group of 77 developing countries to push for reform of the global governance system which – according to some leaders in Africa, Asia and Latin America – disproportionately favours the West.
• Uganda assumed chairmanship of the group at the meeting, taking over from Cuba.

ABOUT G77 GROUPING

• It was established on 15 June 1964 by 77 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 the Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in
• The G-77 is the largest intergovernmental forum of developing countries in the United Nations system, and as such provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests.
• Members- 134 countries (including India)
• A Chairperson who acts as a spokesman, coordinates the Group’s action in each Chapter.
• The Chairmanship, which is the highest political body within the organisational structure of the Group of 77, rotates on a regional basis between Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean.