Marrakech G-77 conference to focus on peoples needs and development
The G-77 "China high-level meeting to be held Dec.16-19 in Marrakechwill discuss the issue of development in the 135 countries that represent 80% of the globe inhabitants, forming the G-77"China, or as it was called by former Tanzanian president "the union of poor countries."
A set of programs worked out for developing countries will be reviewed in order to adapt them to the new world juncture, particularly the program of Buenos Aires on technical cooperation between developing countries, and the Caracas program on economic cooperation.
Developing countries will also be reconsidering the general system of trade preferences among them, conduct a half-way scrutiny of the recommendations and decisions of the Havana summit and seek means to consolidate south-south cooperation to the benefit of least developed countries.
Recent UN data estimate at 40 per cent of total developing country trade taking place between the developing countries themselves.
The G-77, founded to give a stronger voice to developing countries, said there was concern that the recent international emphasis on security issues meant development was being comparatively ignored.
