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Responsible ESG investing in the Global South requires overcoming the Global North's saviour complex

ESG standards (Environment, Social and Governance) are metrics designed to guide responsible investing. The “S” in ESG has evolved into the financial innovation of social impact investing (SII), which promotes social benefits such as environmental protection, gender equality and human development, and also generates profits for beneficiaries and investors.

The Conversation

Pakistan seeks BRICS membership, despite India roadblock

The grouping, which criticised Israel for the Gaza war this week, is increasingly seen as a leader of the Global South.

Al Jazeera

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Global South Centre of Excellence

PM Modi inaugurated DAKSHIN, a Global South Centre of Excellence, to promote dialogue & cooperation among Global South countries. He noted that the Global South has always existed geographically, but is now getting a voice due to joint efforts.

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India ‘strongly condemns’ civilian casualties in Israel-Hamas conflict: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday “strongly condemned” the civilian casualties in the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip while delivering the inaugural speech at the virtual Voice of Global South Summit.

The Hindu

Modi to inaugurate second Voice of Global South Summit on November 17

This will be the second Voice of Global South Summit in less than a year hosted by India.

The Hindu

The war in Gaza opens up new opportunities for China in the Middle East

The western world’s support for Israel as it attacks Gaza has provoked fury across the Arab world and much of the Global South.

The Conversation

International reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the growing rift between the West and the Global South

The lopsidedness was stark: 120 countries voted in favor of a resolution before the United Nations on Oct. 26, 2023, calling for a “humanitarian truce” in the war in Gaza. A mere 14 countries voted against it.

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Brazil to give continuity to India’s presidency of G-20, says Ambassador, ahead of handover

“We see the Brazilian presidency as giving continuity to the Indian presidency, in ensuring that the interests and challenges of the Global South will be an important part of the G-20 agenda,” Brazillian ambassador to India Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega said.

The Hindu

The energy transition is under threat as the Global South lags behind

Together, we can make climate-smart economies the new global standard, write the IFC's Makhtar Diop and Masdar's Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi.

Fortune

Backlash to the oil CEO leading the UN climate summit overlooks his ambitious agenda for COP28 – and concerns of the Global South

In December 2023, negotiators from countries worldwide will meet in the United Arab Emirates for the next round of international climate talks. While the talks are considered essential to securing global agreements needed to avoid dangerous climate change, confidence in the summit, known as COP28, is at a low. One…

The Conversation

Israel-Hamas war tests Western unity as Global South slams 'double standards'

International responses to the October 7 Hamas attack were broadly split between the Global North and South over condemnations of the killings of just Israeli civilians in the terror attack or all civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But as the Gaza humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, divisions are increasing within…

France 24

Promote innovative models from the Global South: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu

How stablecoins are accelerating dollarization in the Global South—and why financial inclusion needs Web3 solutions

Why does wiring money from Nigeria to Ghana take longer and cost more than physically driving it across borders?

Fortune

The Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet

Feeding a growing world population has been a serious concern for decades, but today there are new causes for alarm. Floods, heat waves and other weather extremes are making agriculture increasingly precarious, especially in the Global South.

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G20 in Delhi, US ties, Global South leadership: Decoding Beijing worldview through Chinese press

China’s responses to the recently-concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi merits scrutiny given the tensions in bilateral relations, but also because it is a major regional and global player that has the ability to influence matters even in absentia. And it was the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping from…

The Conversation

How women's environmental action across the Global South can create a better planet

Climate change has different impacts on men and women, especially in the Global South.

The Conversation

The UN and the multilateral system are in crisis – what the Global South must do

The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted. At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19 in New York, the leaders of four of the five permanent members of the Security Council – the UN’s most powerful executive body –…

The Independent UK

Many powerful leaders skipped the UN this year. That created space for emerging voices to rise

Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it

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Jaishankar, Guterres discuss reform of global financial institutions and sustainability

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar held talks with UN secretary general Guterres and UNGA President Francis on India's G20 Presidency, reform of international financial institutions and India's advocacy for the Global South. He also discussed development partnership, millets and rice production, digital delivery and defense cooperation with Madagascar Foreign Minister Sylla.…

The Independent UK

China, at UN, presents itself as a member of the Global South as alternative to a Western model

China is telling assembled world leaders at the United Nations that it considers itself part of the Global South

The Hindu

Need to get over syndrome that 'West is the bad guy', says S. Jaishankar

He said the issue today was the building up of a strong sense over the inequities of globalisation where countries saw their products, manufacturing and employment come under stress due to their markets being flooded by cheap goods - an indirect reference to the Chinese trade and economic policies

The Independent UK

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

The leaders of China and Zambia have announced an upgrading of their ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, as the world’s second-largest economy forges deeper ties with the Global South

The Hindu

Let us disuse the notion that one country is going to emerge as leader of Global South: South African official

No single country to lead Global South, saysSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya; stresses importance of Global South having a voice in multilateral platforms

The Hindu

Explained | Is the G-20 a success for global cooperation?

Why is the New Delhi G-20 summit important to India and the Global South? What are the issues, apart from the Ukraine war, on which there is consensus in the New Delhi declaration?

The Hindu

India proposes G-20 satellite for climate observation

India proposed to launch a G-20 Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation, with an aim to help the countries of the Global South

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