by Jamaica observer
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The occasion was celebrated at an Extraordinary Summit held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, which is currently the chair of the G77 and China. The theme of this year’s summit was ‘For a New World Order For Living Well’.
After the ‘Joint Declaration of the Seventy- Seven Countries’ was approved by UNCTAD, the first major meeting was held in Algiers from October 10 – 25, 1967, where the Charter of Algiers was adopted and the basis for permanent institutional structures was agreed on.
Available at: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/G77-still-relevant-after-50-years