Thailand attends 50th annual meeting of G77 foreign ministers; Rwanda endorsed as next chair
25 September 2026
On 25 September 2026, Thai Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Vijavat Isarabhakdi attended the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 in New York.
The meeting was chaired by Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin under the theme "The Global South and the Future of Multilateralism".
It adopted the 2026 Ministerial Declaration and endorsed Rwanda as Chair of the Group for 2027.
Thailand voiced support for UN reform under the UN80 Initiative and cited its hosting of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings.
A Chiang Mai University project was approved for funding under the Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation (PGTF), as reported when Thailand followed up on the Fund's Committee of Experts report at the G77 senior officials' meeting on 23 September.
In plain words
G77 Group of 77 — The largest coalition of developing countries at the United Nations.
PGTF Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation — A G77 fund that finances South-South cooperation projects.
UN80 Initiative UN80 Initiative — The UN Secretary-General's reform agenda launched around the UN's 80th anniversary.