African Union Constitutive Act is adopted

The group’s ministerial conference adopted a declaration and action plan on trade, investment and finance among developing countries.

Ministers put forward cooperation among developing regions as a means to expand trade and development opportunities.

OAU leaders proposed the African Union to accelerate continental integration and strengthen Africa’s role in the world economy.

G77 leaders set out a collective vision for development and international economic reform at their first summit of heads of state and government.

Alongside the declaration, the summit adopted an action programme addressing South–South cooperation and the group’s development priorities.

WTO members affirmed that the TRIPS Agreement should be read to support members’ right to protect public health and promote access to medicines.

The AU succeeded the OAU, opening a new institutional phase of African integration and collective diplomacy.

Foreign ministers adopted the Brasília Declaration, establishing a trilateral forum for policy coordination and cooperation among the three democracies.

The high-level conference reaffirmed developing countries’ shared responsibility for cooperation and called for more resources and policy coordination.

The framework translated the Marrakech conference’s goals into practical arrangements for cooperation among developing countries.