G-15 AND SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION - PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE

The waning phase of the Cold War witnessed the emergence of a consulta tive group from within the nonaligned movement (NAM). The ninth NAM Su mmit held in Belgrade in 1989 gave birth to a new coalition called the Group of Fifteen: The Summit Level Group of Developing Countries (G-1 5), with the avowed aim of enhancing beneficial cooperation among deve loping countries and opening a dialogue with the developed countries o f the North. Following a brief description of the context and origins of the G-15 this paper will highlight the issues that have dominated t he summits held so far and assess the grouping's achievements to date.