Uruguay assumed on January 1st the presidency of the Group of 77 and China (G77+China), the largest bloc of developing countries within the United Nations system.
Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin stated that during its presidency, Uruguay will prioritize reducing inequality, addressing conflicts and humanitarian crises, the impact of climate change, and defending multilateralism as a central tool for global governance.
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The country’s international leadership will expand further in the coming months, as it is set to assume the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, in Spanish) in March, overseeing political and economic dialogue with the European Union.
Dentro de la UE hay un choque entre globalistas/liberales y aquellos que son más proteccionistas y nacionalistas, algo que se hace evidente en las élites occidentales, indicó Marcelo Ramírez.#NotablesTeleSUR con @JorgeGestoso 👇🏾
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The G77+China Functionality
Headquartered in New York and comprised of 134 states, the G77+China leadership rotates regionally each year, with Latin America and the Caribbean holding the current term.
The bloc’s core mission is to function as a coordination platform where Global South nations can defend common economic interests, strengthen their collective bargaining power, and promote South-South cooperation.
The group brings together nearly four-fifths of the world’s population and two-thirds of the United Nations member states. Furthermore, it represents approximately half of international goods trade and one-third of global services exchange.
Among its members are both some of the world’s most populous nations—India, China, and Indonesia—and small island states with populations of fewer than 100,000 inhabitants.
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