South Centre

The South Centre' (the Centre) "is an intergovernmental organization of developing countries established by an Intergovernmental Agreement (Treaty) which came into force on 31 July 1995 with its headquarters in Geneva.

"The South Centre has grown out of the work and experience of the South Commission and its follow-up mechanism, and from recognition of the need for enhanced South-South co-operation. The Report of the South Commission -- emphasized that the South is not well organized at the global level and has thus not been effective in mobilizing its considerable combined expertise and experience, nor its bargaining power."


 * Executive Director, Martin Khor
 * Former Executive Director, Yash Tandon 2005-2009

Directors
Accessed June 2008:
 * Yousef Al Zalzalah 	Kuwait
 * Emeka Anyaoku 	Nigeria
 * Norman Girvan 	Jamaica
 * Deepak Nayyar 	India
 * Jose Antonio Ocampo 	Colombia
 * Zhaoxing Li 	China
 * Leticia Ramos Shahani	Philippines

Chairpersons


 * 2006- 	Benjamin William Mkapa  	Tanzania
 * 2003-2006 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali 	Egypt
 * 2002-2003 	Gamani Corea 	Sri Lanka
 * 2000-2001 (a.i.) 	Luis Fernando Jarmillo 	Colombia
 * 1995-1999 	Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere 	Tanzania

Contact

 * Web: http://www.southcentre.org