its 40th Anniversary in Sao Paulo
on 11 – 12 June 2004
New York, 30 April 2004 – A Special Ministerial Meeting will mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Group of 77 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 11 – 12 June 2004.
of UNCTAD XI
GENEVA (14 April 2004)-- Today, H.E. Ambassador de Seixas Corrêa (Brazil), Chairman of the Organizational Committee of UNCTAD XI, made a statement in his capacity as the representative of the Host Country to the Organizational Committee of UNCTAD XI.
of the Group of 77 Chapters
GENEVA (11 March 2004)-- The Thirty-fourth Meeting of the Chairmen/Coordinators of the Chapters of the Group of 77, held in Geneva from 9 to 11 March 2004, adopted a final communiqué.
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from Morocco to Qatar
New York , 16 January 2004 – The Chairmanship of the Group of 77 was formally handed over from the Kingdom of Morocco to the State of Qatar today. His Excellency Mr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and member of the Cabinet of the State of Qatar, made his inaugural address at UN Headquarters in New York. The ceremony was opened by His Excellency Mr. Taïb Fassi-Fihri, Minister-delegate of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, who delivered a farewell address as outgong Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2003. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the Administrator of UNDP, Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, also addressed the turnover ceremony.
NEW YORK (26 September 2003)-- The Twenty-seventh
Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the
Group of 77, held at the United Nations in New York on
25 September 2003, adopted a Declaration.
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at Cancun, Mexico
GENEVA (22 August 2003)-- The Geneva Chapter of the
Group of 77 adopted a Declaration on the Fifth WTO
Ministerial Conference (Cancun, Mexico, 10-14 September
2003) which has been transmitted to the Chairman oft he
General Council of the World Trade Organization for
circulation as an official public document of the WTO
Ministerial Conference. (The text of the Declaration is
avaialble in Acrobat foramt).
of the Group of 77 Chapters
GENEVA (27 June 2003)-- The Thirty-fourth Meeting of
the Chairmen/Coordinators of the Chapters of the Group
of 77, held in Geneva from 26 to27 June 2003, adopted
a final communiqué.
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Journal of the Group of 77
from Venezuela to Morocco
New York , 16 January 2003– The Chairmanship of the Group of 77 was formally handed over from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Kingdom of Morocco today. H.E. Mr. Mohamed Benaissa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, made his inaugural address at UN Headquarters in New York. The ceremony was opened by H.E. Mr. Hugo Chávez Frías, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who delivered a farewell address as outgong Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2002. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the Administrator of UNDP, Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, also addressed the turnover ceremony.
Dubai, 30 October 2002 – Executive Secretariat of the Group of 77 – The High-level Conference on Science and Technology ended its four-day substantive session today, with the unanimous adoption of a Declaration on the Promotion of Science and Technology in the South, known as the Dubai Declaration.
Dubai, 28 October 2002 - Executive Secretariat of the Group of 77 - The High-level Conference on Science and Technology, held under the auspices of the Group of 77 in New York and the Paris Chapter chaired by the United Arab Emirates, continued its substantive session today with the inauguration of two scientific workshops on information and communication Technology (ICTs); and on Biotechnology.
Dubai - Group of 77 Executive Secretariat, 27 October 2002 -Pursuing its substantive session, the High-level Conference on Science and Technology held this afternoon a Ministerial interactive dialogue on the strategy developing countries should adopt to boost a more dynamic and efficient South-South cooperation in knowledge and technology.
Dubai - Group of 77 Executive Secretariat, 27 October 2002 -The first ever High-level Conference on Science and Technology inaugurated its four-day substantive session this morning at the Al-Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry, and Chairman of Dubai Municipality.
Of South-South Conference On Science and Technology
Group of 77 / Executive Secretariat of the Conference / Dubai – 25 October 2002 – Delegations from Member States of the Group of 77 began to arrive in Dubai to participate in the first ever South-South High Level Conference on Science and Technology, to be inaugurated on Sunday 27 October 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rotana Al-Bustan Hotel.
UNITED NATIONS – 22 October 2002 – In the context of the implementation of the recommendations of the first ever South Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Havana, Cuba, in April 2000, and under the sponsorship of the Group of 77 in New York, in close coordination with the Chapter of the Group of 77 in Paris, currently chaired by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and in collaboration with the Municipality of Dubai (UAE), the first ever South-South High-level Conference on Science and Technology is to inaugurate its session in Dubai on Sunday, 27 October 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rotana Al-Bustan Hotel Conference Center.
on Science & Technology to take place in the United Arab Emirates from 27 to 30 October 2002
UNITED NATIONS – 27 September 2002 – Senior officials and high-level delegations from the Member States of the Group of 77, guest countries, United Nations institutions, inter-governmental, and non-governmental organizations will gather in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from 27 to 30 October 2002 for a Conference that aims to strengthen cooperation in the field of science and technology among the nations of the South. The Conference is being sponsored by the Group of 77 in New York in close coordination with the Paris Chapter of the Group of 77, currently chaired by the United Arab Emirates, and also in collaboration with the Municipality of Dubai.
UNITED NATIONS (6 August 2002) – The first ever South-South High-level Conference on Science and Technology of the Group of 77 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 27 to 30 October 2002, announced today Ambassador Milos Alcalay, Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations and Chairman of the Group of 77 in New York.
The
Group of 77 and China welcomes the convening of the Special Session of
the General Assembly on the Ten-year review of the implementation of the
Programme of Action of the World Summit for Children, which will be held
at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, 8-10 May 2002, and express
their commitment to achieving a successful outcome.
The
Member States of the Group of 77 and China will participate fully in the
Special Session with a view to improving the lives of children throughout
the world, particularly in developing countries.
The
international community should seize this unique opportunity to reaffirm
once again its commitment to improve the situation of all children and
to make another urgent appeal to give every child a better future. The
Member States of the Group of 77 and China are committed to make the Special
Session a rounding success.
The
members of the Group of 77 and China reaffirm their commitment to continue
to support the collective efforts by the international community to make
a better world for children and to assist all relevant actors to help
realize the goals of the 1990 World Summit on Children as well as future
actions to be adopted by the Special Session.
G-77 Chairman Calls for the Establishment
of an International Humanitarian Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C., 19 April 2002 – Addressing the annual spring meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the Group of 24, Ambassador Milos Alcalay of Venezuela, Chairman of the Group of 77, reiterated the call for the establishment of an international humanitarian fund which President Hugo Chávez Frías of Venezuela proposed at the International Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey last month.
with the People and Government of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
NEW YORK
(16 April 2002)-- At a meeting of the Group of 77 of the Whole at the
ambassadorial level, held on 15 April 2002 at the United Nations Headquarters
in New York, the 133 Member States of the United Nations that comprise
the Group of 77 and China added their voice of support and solidarity
with the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
and President Hugo Chávez Frías, and welcomed the return
of constitutional order and his reinstatement as the duly elected President
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Chairman of the Group of 77.
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NEW YORK
(15 April 2002)-- Ambassador Milos Alcalay, Permanent Representative of
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
to
the United Nations and Chairman of the Group of 77 in New York, held a
press conference today at the United Nations Headqaurters about the recent
developments in Venezuela and the position of the Group of 77.
Mr. Mourad Ahmia, Executive Secretary of the Group of 77, joined the
Chairman of G-77 at the press conference.
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NEW YORK 11 January 2002 -The following is a selection of photos from the turnover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 at UN Headquarters in New York during which the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela took over the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 from the Islamic Republic of Iran. NOTE: Click on photo to enlarge image.
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela is received at the United Nations Headquarters by its Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the turnover of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77.
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The Tehran Consensus concludes momentous gathering of developing nations. G-77 members to consolidate the South-South cooperation platform
Tehran,
23 August 2001 – A historic gathering of over 100 delegations from
G-77 governments, agencies of the United Nations and institutions of the
South, who had come together to discuss practical ways to strengthen the
economic independence of the developing countries in a fast globalizing
economy, concluded Monday in Tehran with the adoption by acclamation of
the Tehran Consensus. The adoption coincides with the twentieth anniversary
of the adoption of the Caracas Programme of Action.
TEHRAN,
22 August 2001 – The Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination Committee
on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries (IFCC-X) concluded its
meeting in Tehran on 22 August 2001. The meeting completed its work with
the adoption of a final communiqué entitled “Tehran Consensus”
and a number of recommendations on various areas of the work of the Committee.
governments and International Organizations commenced in Tehran today
to discuss practical ways to strengthen the economic independence of the
developing countries in afast globalizing economy. UNITED NATIONS (20 July 2001) - In order to mark the
