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UNOSSC has posted information about Global South NGO Platform on its official website

15 December 2025 20:24 (UTC +04:00)

The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) has posted information on its official website about the Global South NGO Platform (GSNP), founded in Baku in April 2025 by NGOs from 116 countries, as an example of a new cooperation model, APA reports.

The GSNP was assessed by UNOSSC as one of the most inclusive civil society mobilizations in recent years.

This is the first time that the UN Office for South-South Cooperation has evaluated and disseminated the global initiative of Azerbaijani NGOs on its profile.

It should be noted that the Global South, which encompasses Latin America, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Australia, where 80% of the world's population lives, is often left out of international decision-making and is unable to control its own destiny at crucial moments. Against the backdrop of the current disintegration processes, the creation of cooperation formats based on the principles of mutual trust, benefit, equality, consultation, and respect for cultural diversity has become more relevant than ever. The Global South NGO Platform, which was established at a time when a new world order is being formed and dividing lines are being redrawn, is extremely important as a clear manifestation of the need to unite against global isolation.

There has never been a single network uniting NGOs in the Non-Aligned Movement region. For the first time, an initiative put forward by Azerbaijani civil society has gained international support from a vast region covering two-thirds of the world's countries, and NGOs from 116 countries gathered in Baku for this idea and established a joint platform. The fact that civil society representatives from 116 out of 120 countries represented in the Non-Aligned Movement are included in this composition is a unique event not only in Azerbaijan, but also in the Global South. Although the Non-Aligned Movement had youth and parliamentary networks, there was no NGO network. The Global South NGO Platform deserves to be the NGO network of the Non-Aligned Movement. The spirit of the creation of this platform is fully consistent with the historical "Bandung Principles" adopted in Indonesia 70 years ago. These principles reject interference in the internal affairs of states, promote the creation of a peaceful, just world order, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, ensure the equality of peoples, and call for mobilization to strengthen mutual interest and cooperation and economic prosperity.

Azerbaijan is a country that adheres to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of countries, respects the political systems, cultural, ethnic, and religious differences of peoples, and constantly strongly promotes interreligious, intercivilizational, and intercultural dialogue.

It should also be noted that in May of this year, Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), made a statement in New York welcoming the establishment of the Global South NGO Platform in Baku. He noted that the UN Office for South-South Cooperation is interested in close cooperation with the Global South NGO Platform. The information posted by UNOSSC on its official website about the GSNP once again demonstrates that the activities of this Platform have gained global attention in a short time.