3^rd Voice of Global South Summit

India hosted the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit on 17 August 2024, in virtual format, with the overarching theme, "An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future”.

Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi inaugurated the Summit and hosted the Inaugural Leaders’ Session. The Inaugural Session was followed by 10 Ministerial sessions, which included two Foreign Ministers’ Sessions, and one Session each hosted by the Health, Finance, Energy, Education, Commerce, IT, Youth, Education and Environment Ministries. The Summit witnessed the participation of 173 dignitaries from 123 countries from across the Global South, including 21 Head of State/Head of Government, 34 Foreign Ministers and 118 Ministers and Vice Ministers.

The Summit served as a platform to discuss ideas and solutions from the Global South on various developmental priorities, including those relating to development finance, health, climate change, technology, governance, energy, trade, youth empowerment, digital transformation, women-led development, capacity building, and human-centric sustainable development.

Prime Minister Modi emphasised that it was the need of the hour for countries of the Global South to be united & speak in one voice and become each other's strength in articulating their developmental concerns and priorities. PM also reiterated India’s commitment to share its experiences and capabilities with partner countries of the Global South.

Prime Minister also put forward a proposal for a comprehensive Global Development Compact.

"After listening to all of you today, on behalf of India, I would like to propose a comprehensive “Global Development Compact”. The foundation of this Compact will be based on India’s development journey and experiences of development partnership. This Compact will be inspired by the development priorities set by the countries of the Global South themselves.

It will be human-centric, multi-dimensional and promote a multi-sectoral approach to development. It will not put the needy countries under the burden of debt in the name of development finance. It will contribute in balanced and sustainable development of the partner countries."