The Global South, with a roughly 40 percent share of the global GDP and 85 percent of the world's population, is experiencing rising importance in global affairs. As the BRICS countries head into their annual summit in the Russian city of Kazan, issues that are most important to the developing countries are taking the central spotlight.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CGTN America & CCTV UN releases "Global South Think Tanks Forum Eyes an Inclusive, Equitable, Prosperous World"
The Global South, with a roughly 40 percent share of the global GDP and 85 percent of the world's population, is experiencing rising importance in global affairs. As the BRICS countries head into their annual summit in the Russian city of Kazan, issues that are most important to the developing countries are taking the central spotlight.
The International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the China Media Group (CMG) jointly hosted the "Peace • Development • Security: Jointly Build a Prosperous World with a Shared Future" Global South Think Tanks Forum on this occasion.
Dignitaries and government representatives, think tank scholars, and media representatives from 76 countries around the world on October 16th participated in the forum to discuss the future of global development in an era of great change and turbulence.
Liu Jianchao, minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out that the Global South has become a vital driving force for a new type of globalization that is universally beneficial and inclusive, has offered a strong underpinning for an equal and orderly multipolar world and has become a staunch force for greater democracy in international relations.
Shen Haixiong, president of CMG, said that the Global South is on the rise and is becoming a major force for change in shaping the new order of global governance. China champions the cause of the Global South, actively explores development paths for the Global South and contributes its wisdom and strength to the improvement of global governance, he noted.
Erik Solheim, former under-secretary-general of the UN and co-chair of the Europe-Asia Center, said countries in the Global South favor peace. Vladimir Norov, a former secretary general of the SCO, highlighted the importance of expanding South-South cooperation in pursuing development collectively, improving well-being and ensuring that the benefits of growth are distributed equitably among all nations.
During the forum, 40 think tanks from the Global South also jointly released an initiative, calling for the strengthening of development cooperation and the promotion of equity and justice.
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