Chairman: Boutros Boutros Ghali
Temporary Head of the Secretariat: Branislav Gosovic
What is it? The South Centre is an
intergovernmental body of developing countries, with a current membership of
46 states. The Centre, however, works for the benefit of the South as a
whole, making efforts to ensure that all developing countries and interested
groups and persons have access to its publications and the results of its
work, irrespective of membership.
What does it do? The Centre prepares
policy papers and studies, a newsletter, and a bulletin. The topics that
have been worked on, generally in response to requests from the Group of 77
and the Non-Aligned Movement, include foreign direct investment, the reform
of the United Nations, resource transfers and financial flows, the
challenges presented by the WTO agenda, the implementation of Agenda 21, and
science and technology. The Centre also studies various aspects of
globalization as they affect the South.
Cooperation In its activities, the
Centre works closely with the Group of 77 and its member states, with the
Non-Aligned Movement,
with the organizations of the UN system, in particular UNCTAD,
UN/DESA, and UNDP,
with various NGOs from the North and the South, academic and research
institutions, and with a network of experts and collaborators.
Publications
South Letter (quarterly),
South Bulletin,
Trade-Related Agenda, Development and Equity (T.R.A.D.E.) Working Paper
Series and Occasional Paper Series, books under the Centre's
name and in the South Perspectives series under the name of the
author(s), and various other documents. All publications are accessible via
the Centre's web site,
"publications" link.
