Schedule of Major Meetings of the Group of 77 in 2008/2009
Meeting Date Venue
Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (from Pakistan to Antigua and Barbuda) 11 January 2008 New York
42nd Meeting of the Chairmen/Coordinators of the G-77 Chapters 18 July 2008 Rome, Italy
Twelfth Session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination Committee on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries (IFCC-XII) 10-13 June 2008 Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
Ministerial Forum on Sports, Culture and Development Rescheduled to 2009 Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic
Ministerial Forum on Water 23-25 February 2009 Muscat, Oman
23nd Meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for Economic and Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries 29 July-1 August 2008 New York
20th Annual Meeting of Senior Officials of the Group of 77 24 September 2008 New York
32nd Annual Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 26 September 2008 New York



Previous Major Meetings of the Group of 77
Meeting Date Venue
31st Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 27 September 2007 UN Headquarters, New York
41st Meeting of the Chairmen/Coordinators of the G-77 Chapters 26-27 February 2007 Rome, Italy
Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 10 January 2007 UN Headquarters, New York
30th Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 22 September 2006 UN Headquarters, New York
Meeting of the Ministers of Science and Technology of the Group of 77 3 September 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Special Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 29 May 2006 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Second South Summit 12-16 June 2005 Doha, Qatar
IFCC-XI 21-23 March 2005 Havana, Cuba
High-level Forum on Trade & Investment 5-6 December 2004 Doha, Qatar
40th Anniversary of the G-77 11-12 June 2004 São Paulo, Brazil
High-level Conference on Science & Technology 27-30 October 2002 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IFCC-X 18-22 August 2001 Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
The South Summit of the Group of 77 10-14 April 2000 Havana, Cuba