At a time when fractures between the developed and developing worlds seem to widen by the day, Azerbaijan is making an ambitious bet: that solidarity, not division, can chart a path toward a more just global order.

This week, Baku played host to a historic gathering — the Founding Conference of the Global South NGO Platform — bringing together civil society representatives from 116 countries, accounting for nearly 80% of the world’s population. The event, quietly monumental, could reshape the way the Global South organizes itself and speaks to the world.

That it happened in Azerbaijan is no accident. Long a country navigating the crossroads of East and West, North and South, Azerbaijan understands what it means to be overlooked, misrepresented, or ignored on the international stage. Now, it is leveraging that experience to amplify the voices of others — not as a gesture of charity, but as a demonstration of real leadership.

The Global South NGO Platform........

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