Global Governance Group

Global Governance Group

Abbreviation	3G
Formation	July 2009[1]
Purpose	Confer greater legitimacy on the G20; be a conduit linking the G20 to the UN and its general membership; allow voices of its non-members to be heard when and where relevant[1]
Membership	30 states  Bahamas  Bahrain  Barbados  Botswana  Brunei  Chile  Costa Rica  Finland  Guatemala  Jamaica  Kuwait  Liechtenstein  Luxembourg  Malaysia  Monaco  Montenegro  New Zealand  Panama  Peru  Philippines  Qatar  Rwanda  San Marino  Senegal  Singapore  Slovenia   Switzerland  United Arab Emirates  Uruguay  Vietnam
Chair	Singapore[2][3]
Website	www.mfa.gov.sg

The Global Governance Group (3G)[4] is an informal group of smaller and medium-sized countries with the aim of providing greater representation to its member countries and collectively channeling their views into the G20 process more effectively.

The group was founded by Singapore in 2009 and consists of 30 member countries, the current president of the UN General Assembly, the current president of the G20, two previous presidents of G20.[5][6]

The Chair of 3G is rotated among member states.[7]

Member states

• ASIA (9 countries):
  •  Bahrain
  •  Brunei
  •  Kuwait
  •  Malaysia
  •  Philippines
  •  Qatar
  •  Singapore
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Vietnam

• EUROPE (8 countries):
  •  Finland
  •  Liechtenstein
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Monaco
  •  Montenegro
  •  San Marino
  •  Slovenia
  •   Switzerland

• NORTH AMERICA (6 countries):
  •  Bahamas
  •  Barbados
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Guatemala
  •  Jamaica
  •  Panama

• AFRICA (3 countries):
  •  Botswana
  •  Rwanda
  •  Senegal

• SOUTH AMERICA (3 countries):
  •  Chile
  •  Peru
  •  Uruguay

• OCEANIA (1 country):
  •  New Zealand

See also

• List of country groupings

References

1. "ISAS Working Paper" (PDF). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
2. "PM Lee meets Xi, Merkel ahead of G-20 summit". straitstimes. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
3. "Five non-G20 nations invited to Seoul Summit". koreatimes. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
4. "9th Global Governance Group (3G) Ministerial Meeting with G20 Troika". UN. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
5. "Press Statement by the Global Governance Group (3G) on its Ninth Ministerial Meeting in New York on 22 September 2016". mfa. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
6. "Small States". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
7. "A plea for open trade flows". bundeskanzlerin. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.