The Group of 15 (G-15)[1] is an informal forum set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Group of Seven. It was established at the Ninth Non-Aligned Movement Summit Meeting in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1989, and is composed of countries from Latin America, Africa, and Asia with a common goal of enhanced growth and prosperity. The G-15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and technology. Chile, Iran and Kenya have since joined the Group of 15, whereas Yugoslavia is no longer part of the group, and Peru, a founding member-state, decided to leave the G-15 in 2011. Membership thus has since expanded to 17 countries, but the forum's name remains unchanged.[3]
To harness the considerable potential for greater and mutually beneficial cooperation among developing countries
To conduct a regular review of the impact of the world situation and of the state of international economic relations on developing countries
To serve as a forum for regular consultations among developing countries with a view to coordinate policies and actions
To identify and implement new and concrete schemes for South-South cooperation and mobilize wider support for them
To pursue a more positive and productive North-South dialogue and to find new ways of dealing with problems in a cooperative, constructive and mutually supportive manner.[4]
By design, the G-15 has avoided establishing an administrative structure like those for international organizations, such as the United Nations or the World Bank; but the G-15 does have a Technical Support Facility (TSF) located in Geneva. The TSF functions under the direction of the Chairman for the current year. The TSF provides necessary support for the activities of the G-15 and for its objectives.[5] Other organs and functions of the G-15 include:
Summit of heads of state and government: The G-15's summit is organized biennially, with the venue being rotated among the three developing regions of the G-15 membership.[5]
Annual meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs: G-15 Ministers of Foreign Affairs typically meet once a year to coordinate group activities and to prepare for the nest summit of G-15 leaders.[5]
Steering committee (Troika): A steering committee, or Troika, is composed of three foreign ministers, one from the preceding summit host country, the present host country and the anticipated next host countries. These three are responsible for oversight and coordination.[5]
Personal representatives of heads of state and government: Each member country is represented by personal representatives of heads of state and government who meet regularly in Geneva.[5]
In addition, the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Services (FCCIS) is a private sector forum of G-15 member countries. The purpose of the FCCIS is to coordinate and maximize efforts which promote business, economic development and joint investment in G-15 nations.[5]
^ abThe official website 2017-09-12 at the Wayback Machine adopts the "G-15" orthography (with a hyphen) in order to distinguish an abbreviated reference to this group -- contrasts with other similarly named entities.
^"Aims and Objectives" 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, G-15 website
^"Aims and Objectives" 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine G-15 website
^ abcdef. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
^Prematillake, Tharindu. "Lanka Heads Powerful G-15 Serving Collective Interests" 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Nation (Colombo). May 22, 2010.
^"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2012". IMF.
Further readingedit
Haas, P.M. (1992). "Introduction. Epistemic communities and international policy coordination", International Organization 46,1:1-35. ISSN 0020-8183, E-ISSN 1531-5088
Bob Reinalda and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations London: Routledge. ISBN9780415164863; ISBN978-0-203-45085-7; OCLC 39013643
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G15 redirects here For other uses see G15 disambiguation The Group of 15 G 15 1 is an informal forum set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups such as the World Trade Organization WTO and the Group of Seven It was established at the Ninth Non Aligned Movement Summit Meeting in Belgrade Yugoslavia in September 1989 and is composed of countries from Latin America Africa and Asia with a common goal of enhanced growth and prosperity The G 15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment trade and technology Chile Iran and Kenya have since joined the Group of 15 whereas Yugoslavia is no longer part of the group and Peru a founding member state decided to leave the G 15 in 2011 Membership thus has since expanded to 17 countries but the forum s name remains unchanged 3 Group of 15Members of G 15 1 FormationSeptember 1989 1990 Summit PurposeAct as a catalyst for greater cooperation between leading developing countries 2 LocationGeneva SwitzerlandMembershipList Algeria Argentina Brazil Chile Egypt India Indonesia Iran Jamaica Kenya Malaysia Mexico Nigeria Senegal Sri Lanka Venezuela ZimbabweG 15 Chair IRNWebsitewww g15 org Contents 1 Structure and activities 2 Member countries and organizations 3 G 15 Summits 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksStructure and activities editSome of the objectives of the G 15 are To harness the considerable potential for greater and mutually beneficial cooperation among developing countries To conduct a regular review of the impact of the world situation and of the state of international economic relations on developing countries To serve as a forum for regular consultations among developing countries with a view to coordinate policies and actions To identify and implement new and concrete schemes for South South cooperation and mobilize wider support for them To pursue a more positive and productive North South dialogue and to find new ways of dealing with problems in a cooperative constructive and mutually supportive manner 4 By design the G 15 has avoided establishing an administrative structure like those for international organizations such as the United Nations or the World Bank but the G 15 does have a Technical Support Facility TSF located in Geneva The TSF functions under the direction of the Chairman for the current year The TSF provides necessary support for the activities of the G 15 and for its objectives 5 Other organs and functions of the G 15 include Summit of heads of state and government The G 15 s summit is organized biennially with the venue being rotated among the three developing regions of the G 15 membership 5 Annual meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs G 15 Ministers of Foreign Affairs typically meet once a year to coordinate group activities and to prepare for the nest summit of G 15 leaders 5 Steering committee Troika A steering committee or Troika is composed of three foreign ministers one from the preceding summit host country the present host country and the anticipated next host countries These three are responsible for oversight and coordination 5 Personal representatives of heads of state and government Each member country is represented by personal representatives of heads of state and government who meet regularly in Geneva 5 In addition the Federation of Chambers of Commerce Industry and Services FCCIS is a private sector forum of G 15 member countries The purpose of the FCCIS is to coordinate and maximize efforts which promote business economic development and joint investment in G 15 nations 5 In 2010 the chairmanship of the G 15 was accepted by Sri Lanka at the conclusion of the 14th G 15 summit in Tehran 6 Member countries and organizations editWorld Economic Outlook database 2012 7 Region Member Leader Foreign minister Population GDP PPP billion USD GDP per capita PPP USD Africa nbsp Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramtane Lamamra 45 295 169 263 7 7 333 nbsp Egypt President Abdel Fattah el Sisi Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry 111 929 759 519 0 6 539 8 nbsp Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Minister of Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo 54 606 493 71 4 1 746 nbsp Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama 221 405 575 1109 6 204 nbsp Senegal President Macky Sall Minister of Foreign Affairs Aissata Tall Sall 17 557 531 25 2 1 871 nbsp Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Minister of Foreign Affairs Frederick Shava 16 505 473 6 1 487Asia nbsp India Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Ministry of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 1 422 652 968 10257 8 7333 nbsp Indonesia President Joko Widodo Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi 276 495 976 1124 6 10 585 4 nbsp Iran President Ebrahim Raisi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian 88 875 750 990 2 13 053 nbsp Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abdul Kadir 34 124 881 447 3 15 568 nbsp Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickramasinghe Minister of External Affairs Ali Subry 21 867 876 116 5 5 674Latin America and the Caribbean nbsp Argentina President Alberto Fernandez Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Trade and Worship Santiago Cafiero 45 643 940 816 4 17 516 nbsp Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira 215 861 260 3294 2 11 769 nbsp Chile President Gabriel Boric Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto van Klaveren 19 616 738 299 6 17 222 nbsp Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith 2 825 544 24 8 9 029 nbsp Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard 128 028 612 2999 6 14 610 nbsp Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza 28 582 898 374 1 12 568G 15 Summits editDate Host country Host city Host1st G 15 summit 1 3 June 1990 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Mahathir Mohamad2nd G 15 summit 27 29 November 1991 Venezuela Caracas Carlos Andres Perez3rd G 15 summit 21 23 November 1992 Senegal Dakar Abdou Diouf4th G 15 summit 1994 India New Delhi P V Narasimha Rao5th G 15 summit 5 7 November 1995 Argentina Buenos Aires Carlos Menem6th G 15 summit 3 5 November 1996 Zimbabwe Harare Robert Mugabe7th G 15 summit 28 October 5 November 1997 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Mahathir Mohamad8th G 15 summit 11 13 May 1998 Egypt Cairo Hosni Mubarak9th G 15 summit 10 12 February 1999 Jamaica Montego Bay P J Patterson10th G 15 summit 19 20 June 2000 Egypt Cairo Hosni Mubarak11th G 15 summit 30 31 May 2001 Indonesia Jakarta Abdurrahman Wahid12th G 15 summit 27 28 February 2004 Venezuela Caracas Hugo Chavez13th G 15 summit 14 September 2006 Cuba Havana Raul Castro14th G 15 summit 17 May 2010 Iran Tehran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad15th G 15 summit 2012 Sri Lanka Colombo Mahinda RajapaksaSee also editGlobal System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries GSTP References edit a b The official website Archived 2017 09 12 at the Wayback Machine adopts the G 15 orthography with a hyphen in order to distinguish an abbreviated reference to this group contrasts with other similarly named entities Aims and Objectives Archived 2010 04 29 at the Wayback Machine G 15 website G15 members Archived 2012 04 24 at the Wayback Machine Aims and Objectives Archived 2010 04 29 at the Wayback Machine G 15 website a b c d e f About the G 15 Archived from the original on 2010 04 29 Retrieved 2010 06 08 Prematillake Tharindu Lanka Heads Powerful G 15 Serving Collective Interests Archived 2010 05 28 at the Wayback Machine The Nation Colombo May 22 2010 World Economic Outlook Database April 2012 IMF Further reading editHaas P M 1992 Introduction Epistemic communities and international policy coordination International Organization 46 1 1 35 ISSN 0020 8183 E ISSN 1531 5088 Bob Reinalda and Bertjan Verbeek 1998 Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations London Routledge ISBN 9780415164863 ISBN 978 0 203 45085 7 OCLC 39013643External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Group of 15 G 15 official website IMF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Group of 15 amp oldid 1171211596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
