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India will host the third Voice of Global South Summit in the virtual format on August 17 with a view to pitch for a sustainable future for developing countries
Voice of Global South
The Voice of the Global South is an initiative aimed at amplifying the perspectives and concerns of countries in the Global South
Purpose: To give a platform to the voices of countries in the Global South in international discussions and policymaking.
Focus Areas: Economic development, climate change, social justice, and global governance issues affecting these countries.
The Global South, encompasses diverse countries, drawing upon geopolitical, historical, and developmental factors.
While it is not solely defined by location, it broadly represents nations facing developmental challenges.
Many countries included in the Global South are in the northern hemisphere, such as India, China and all of those in the northern half of Africa.
Whereas, Australia and New Zealand, both in the southern hemisphere, are not in the Global South
Brandt Line: The line was proposed by former German Chancellor Willy Brandt in the 1980s as a visual depiction of the north-south divide based upon per-capita GDP.
This line symbolizes the global economic divide, zigzagging across continents
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