UN secretary-general calls for equality for Global South at Cuba G77 summit

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday praised efforts to support the Global South in the international arena as he opened a summit of the G77 group of developing nations and China with host Cuba.
The focus is the scientific and technological divide between rich and poor countries and its impact on development.
Guterres said greater international equality was essential to building the consensus needed to tackle climate change and inequality.
“The world is failing developing nations” he said, expressing the hope that the meeting would strengthen participants’ clout on a wide range of issues. He echoed climate advocates who have long urged developed nations, including top greenhouse gas polluters like the United States, to pay to
mitigate climate change and lessen the weight of foreign debt.
Battered by extreme weather, the pandemic, international tensions and economic difficulties, developing countries are pressing for fair treatment from developed nations regarding international finance to sharing technology.