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G20-P20 SOUTH AFRICA 2025

Dr Funeka Yazini April, Executive Director, the Global South-North Centre on Monday September 29, 2025 addressed the Parliament20 of Women Parliamentarians at the Kogelburg Conference Centre in Klienmond, South Africa. She addressed the Session Two on Women and Finance for a Just Energy Transition. Her discussion themes were: Challenges faced by women in securing energy, Innovative financing models, and the Role of Parliaments in budget allocation and oversight. The event P20 Women Parliamentarians was also addressed by high ranking leaders such as Honourable Dr A
Lotriet, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, and Honourable Sindiswa Chikunga, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disability.

The Global South Think Tanks Alliance Established 2024.11.15

To implement the important initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping at the "BRICS Plus" Dialogue in Kazan, Russia, the Global South Think Tanks Alliance was officially established at the Second Global South Think Tanks Dialogue on November 14th. Led by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Alliance was jointly established by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Media Group, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Renmin University of China, and more than 200 domestic and international think tanks and universities

Pictured below both pictures is Dr Funeka Yazini April, Executive Director, Global South North Centre with other academics from the Global South.

The Alliance will be committed to promoting ideological innovation in the Global South,

giving full play to its expertise in research, conducting joint research on common problems and global challenges in the modernization process, and providing more ideological public goods that align with the historical trends and respond to the needs of global development. The Alliance will also enhance policy communication among the Global South, play a key role in making proposals on state affairs, put forward measures and suggestions, and provide more intellectual support for scientific and democratic decision-making for government. Furthermore, it will consolidate the foundation of Global South cooperation, give full play to the role of building consensus, and carry out various forms of cultural and people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. By offering rational analysis to address misinterpretations and misjudgments, and deepening mutual trust and learning in a professional way, the Alliance will help people around the world form a more comprehensive and objective understanding of the Global South cooperation.

source : https://www.idcpc.org.cn/

Science Award for GSNC Researcher