Second South Summit adopts Doha Declaration

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

At New Delhi, the trilateral commission identified areas for cooperation, including trade, science and social development.

The special ministerial meeting reviewed the G77’s record and renewed its common development agenda during UNCTAD XI.

The golden jubilee summit adopted the New Asian–African Strategic Partnership, seeking closer political, economic and cultural cooperation.

G77 leaders met in Doha to strengthen collective action and cooperation among developing states.

The plan detailed steps to strengthen South–South cooperation after the summit’s declaration.

Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China met alongside the UN General Assembly. Their political dialogue turned an economic acronym into a forum for diplomatic coordination.

At their first separate ministerial meeting, the four governments called for multilateral decision making, international law and cooperation on development.

The four leaders met on the margins of the G8 summit in Japan, preparing the way for a stand-alone BRIC summit.

Meeting in São Paulo, the four finance ministers discussed the global crisis and called for reform of international financial governance.