First South Summit opens in Havana

The ministers marked the group’s 35th anniversary and prepared for the first South Summit. They urged developing countries to strengthen collective negotiating power and coordinate the G77 and NAM...

The communiqué recorded the movement’s positions on international issues, including Palestine, and emphasized coordination among developing states. It documents how NAM used the UN as a venue to...

Security Council Resolution 1272 gave UNTAET broad administrative authority and tasked it with supporting self-government and reconstruction. The arrangement enabled the transition to independence but...

Developing countries challenged the negotiating process and the limited transparency of trade rule-making. Civil-society protests drew attention to labor, environmental and global justice concerns;...

The ministerial ended without launching a new negotiating round after disputes over agriculture, implementation of existing agreements and developing-country participation. The breakdown reflected...

The summit adopted a declaration and action programme addressing development, finance, trade, technology and international cooperation. Its agenda extended the Bandung-era demand for economic as...

The UN General Assembly special session reviewed implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Women’s organizations and developing states pressed for resources and substantive equality, while...

The special session adopted a political declaration and further actions to implement the Beijing Platform. The outcome reaffirmed commitments but left persistent gaps in funding, representation and...

The agreement replaced the Lomé framework and reshaped aid and trade relations between Europe and African, Caribbean and Pacific states. Its partnership language coexisted with unequal bargaining...

Resolution 1308 recognized the epidemic’s potential effects on stability and peacekeeping. Developing countries and health advocates emphasized that the crisis required affordable medicines,...