KAMPALA, Uganda – Somali deputy PM Salah Jama has attended a key summit kicked off in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, representing his country.
Leaders and representatives of member states of the G77+China are meeting in Kampala.
The G77, the largest UN intergovernmental organization of developing nations, now has over 130 members.
It aims to promote the collective economic interests of the Global South.
The the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) are gathering in Kampala, Uganda this year for a summit that aims to promote solidarity and complementarity of countries in the South.
The meeting of the G77+China is the largest coordination group of countries within the United Nations framework.
The forum is currently made up of 134 member countries – although it maintains its identity as G77+China, which was its initial number – and represents 80% of the world’s population.
It is considered a powerful mechanism within the United Nations framework since it was founded in 1964.
