THE GROUP OF 77 AT THE UNITED NATIONS. Third Series

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1 THE GROUP OF 77 AT THE UNITED NATIONS Third Series The Collected Documents of ^ 1 T T l~i GROUP OF 77 VOLUME II South-South Cooperation Edi ted by Mourad Ahmia Oceana NEW YORK

2 Table of Contents Foreword by H.E. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2006 Preface by the Editor Aboutthe Editor List of Abbreviations xiii xv xvii xix CHAPTER I THE GENESIS OF THE GROUP OF Eighteenth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, 11 November Joint Declaration of the Developing Countries made at the Eighteenth Session of the General Assembly (Group of 75) 3 2. First Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, 15 June Joint Declaration of the Seventy-seven Developing Countries made at the Conclusion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Group of 77) 6 3. First Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77, Algiers, October Charter of Algiers 9 CHAPTER II MEETINGS OF THE GROUP OF 77 ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (ECDC) Conference on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries, Mexico City, September Final Report 35 THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GROUP OF 77 v

3 2. Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Group of 77 on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries in Continuation of the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 held in New York in March 1980, Vienna, 3 7 June 1980 ^' - Final Report ^1 3. High-level Conference on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries, Caracas, May Caracas Programme of Action High-level Conference on Regional and Subregional Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries (Bali, Indonesia, 2-5 December 1998) ' '3 - Bali Declaration Bali Plan of Action High-level Conference on South-South Cooperation (Marrakech, Morocco, December 2003) Marrakech Declaration on South-South Cooperation Marrakech Framework of Implementation of South-South Cooperation 129 CHARTER III SESSIONS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FOLLOW-UP AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (IFCC) First Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-I), Manila, Philippines, August Final Report "Manila Follow-up Action for ECDC" Second Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-II), Tunis, 5-10 September Final Report 3. Third Session ofthe Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-III), Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 3-8 September Final Report, ^ 15X 1X4 vi THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GROUP OF 77

4 4. Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-IV), Jakarta, Indonesia, August Final Report High-level Meeting on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries, Cairo, August Cairo Declaration on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries 22 - Report of the High-level Meeting on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries Decision and Resolution adopted at the High-level Meeting on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries 23" 6. Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-VI), Havana, Cuba, 7-12 September t - Final Report 23h 7. Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (1FCC-VII), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 July- 5 August ) - Final Report Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-VIII), Panama City, Panama, 30 August 3 September Final Report Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-IX), Manila, Philippines, 9-12 February l >5 - Final Report Tenth Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination (IFCC-X), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, August Recommendations adopted by the Committee Tehran Consensus on South-South Cooperation 325 THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE CROUP OF 77

5 11. Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination Committee on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries (IFCC-XI), Havana, Cuba, March Recommendations by Working Group I on South-South Cooperation Recommendations by Working Group II on South-South Projccts Summary of the Interactive Dialogue on South-South Cooperation 334 CHARTER IV SECTORAL REVIEW MEETINGS OF THE GROUP OF Report of the Group of Exports on the Review and Evaluation of the Implementation of the Caracas Programme of Action (CPA), New York, 5-9 August Final Report Sectoral Review Meeting of the Group of 77 on Energy (Jakarta, Indonesia, 5-7 September 1995) Final Report Sectoral Review Meeting of the Group of 77 on Food and Agriculture (Georgetown, Guyana, January 1996) Final Report South-South Conference on Trade, Investments and Finance (San Jose, Costa Rica, January 1997) San Jose Declaration San Jose Plan of Action South-South High-level Conference on Scicnce and Technology (Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 2002) Dubai Declaration for the Promotion of Science and Technology in the South Scientists' Declaration Group of 77 High-level Forum on Trade and Investments (Doha, Qatar, 5-6 December 2004) Conclusions and Recommendations Group of 77 Open-ended Intergovernmental Study Group Workshop on the Trade and Development Bank (South Bank), New York, 2-3 May 2005 ^ - Final Report Vl " THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GROUP OF 77

6 8. Meeting of the Ministers of Science and Technology of the Member States of the Group of 77, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 September Conclusions and Recommendation Brainstorming Session on South-South Cooperation, New York, 3 May Chair's Summary 446 CHAPTERV GLOBAL SYSTEM OFTRADE PREFERENCES AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (GSTP) Arusha Programme for Collective Self-Reliance and Framework for Negotiations, 16 February First Short Medium-Term Action Plan for Global Priorities on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) among Developing Countries Excerpts from the Caracas Programme of Action adopted at the High-level Conference on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries, Caracas, May Sixth Annual Meeting on the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Group of 77, New York, 6-8 October Ministerial Declaration on the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP) Ministerial Meeting on the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), New Delhi, July Declaration on GSTP Ministerial Meeting on the Launching of the First Round of Negotiations within the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries, Brasilia, May Brasilia Declaration Ministerial Meeting of the Negotiating Committee on the Establishment of a Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries, Belgrade, April Belgrade Declaration GSTP Agreement 469 THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GROUP OF 77 ix

7 7. Second Round of GSTP Negotiations Meeting at the Ministerial Level, Tehran, 21 November Tehran Declaration 8. Special Session at the Ministerial Level on the Launching of the Third Round of Negotiations within the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP), Säo Paulo, Brazil, 16 June Säo Paulo Declaration 488 CHAPTER VI PEREZ-GUERRERO TRUST FUND FOR ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (PGTF) Establishment and Evolution of the PGTF ( ) Guidelines for the Utilization of the PGTF Membership of the Committee of Experts of the PGTF ( ) Biographical Note on H.E. Manuel Perez-Guerrero 519 CHAPTER VII SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION IN THE OUTCOME DOCUMENTS OFTHE G-77 SOUTH SUMMITS, MINISTERIAL MEETINGSAND CHAPTERS MEETINGS Declaration on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries adopted by the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 in preparation for UNCTAD VI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28 March-9 April Resolution on future activities on economic Cooperation among developing countries adopted by the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 in preparation for UNCTAD VI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28 March-9 April Statement of the Ministers on future activities in the area of economic Cooperation among developing countries adopted by the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 in preparation for UNCTAD VII, Havana, Cuba, April Statement of Ministers on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries adopted by the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 in preparation for UNCTAD VIII, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, November x THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OFTHE GROUP OF 77

8 5. Ministerial Statement on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries adopted by the Ninth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 in preparation for UNCTAD X, Marrakech, Morocco, September Excerpts on South-South Cooperation from the Havana Programme of Action adopted by the G- 77 First South Summit, Havana, Cuba, April Excerpts on South-South Cooperation from the Doha Plan of Action adopted by the G-77 Second South Summit, Doha, Qatar, June Excerpts on South-South Cooperation from the Final Declarations adopted by the Annual Ministerial Meetings of the Group of Excerpts on South-South Cooperation from the Final Declarations adopted by the Special Ministerial Meetings of the Group of Excerpts on South-South Cooperation from the Final Communiques adopted by the Chairmen/Coordinators of the Group of 77 Chapters 607 CHARTER VIII DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS ON SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION SPONSORED BYTHE GROUP OF 77 AT THE UNITED NATIONS Draft resolutions and decisions sponsored by the Group of 77 in the General Assembly of the United Nations Economic Cooperation among developing countries (6 December 1977) Economic Cooperation among developing countries (13 December 1978) Economic Cooperation among developing countries (5 November 1979) Technical Cooperation among developing countries (9 November 1979) Economic Cooperation among developing countries (6 November 1980) Economic Cooperation among developing countries (22 October 1981) 642 (26 November 1982) 644 (14 November 1984) Technical Cooperation among developing countries (13 November 1987) Technical Cooperation among developing countries (17 November 1989) 650 (7 December 1989) Technical Cooperation among developing countries (23 October 1991) 652 THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OFTHE GROUP OF 77 xi

9 (26 October 1993) United Nations conference on South-South Cooperation (28 November 1994) 656 and a United Nations conference on South-South Cooperation (15 November 1995) 659 (27 October 1997) 663 (20 October 1999) 667 (2 November 2001) 671 (3 November 2003) South-South Cooperation (11 November 2005) South-South Cooperation (19 October 2007) 681 ANNEX I CHRONOLOGYOF MEETINGS ( ) 687 ANNEX II THE MEMBER STATES OFTHE GROUP OF THE COLLECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GROUP