Global Governance Group

{{Short description|Informal group of smaller and medium-sized countries}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}

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| name = Global Governance Group

| image = Global Governance Group members.svg

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| abbreviation = 3G

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| formation = July 2009{{cite web|title=ISAS Working Paper|url=https://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS_Working_Paper_108_-_Email_-_The_Global_Governance_Group_19052010134423.pdf|accessdate=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=19 May 2010}}

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| 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{{cite web|title=ISAS Working Paper|url=https://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ISAS%20Reports/ISAS_Working_Paper_108_-_Email_-_The_Global_Governance_Group_19052010134423.pdf|accessdate=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=19 May 2010}}

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| membership = {{Collapsible list

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|title=30 states

| {{flag|Bahamas}}

| {{flag|Bahrain}}

| {{flag|Barbados}}

| {{flag|Botswana}}

| {{flag|Brunei}}

| {{flag|Chile}}

| {{flag|Costa Rica}}

| {{flag|Finland}}

| {{flag|Guatemala}}

| {{flag|Jamaica}}

| {{flag|Kuwait}}

| {{flag|Liechtenstein}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| {{flag|Malaysia}}

| {{flag|Monaco}}

| {{flag|Montenegro}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| {{flag|Panama}}

| {{flag|Peru}}

| {{flag|Philippines}}

| {{flag|Qatar}}

| {{flag|Rwanda}}

| {{flag|San Marino}}

| {{flag|Senegal}}

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| {{flag|Switzerland}}

| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

| {{flag|Uruguay}}

| {{flag|Vietnam}}

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| leader_title = Chair

| leader_name = {{SGP}}{{cite web|title=PM Lee meets Xi, Merkel ahead of G-20 summit|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pm-lee-meets-xi-merkel-ahead-of-g-20-summit|website=straitstimes|accessdate=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=7 July 2017}}{{cite web|title=Five non-G20 nations invited to Seoul Summit|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/301_73469.html|website=koreatimes|access-date=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=7 July 2017}}

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| website = [https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmission/newyork/nyemb_statements/global_governance_group.html www.mfa.gov.sg]

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The Global Governance Group (3G){{cite web|title=9th Global Governance Group (3G) Ministerial Meeting with G20 Troika|url=http://www.un.org/pga/71/2016/09/22/9th-global-governance-group-3g-ministerial-meeting-with-g20-troika/|website=UN|accessdate=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=22 September 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Press Statement by the Global Governance Group (3G) on its Ninth Ministerial Meeting in New York on 22 September 2016|url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/media_centre/press_room/pr/2016/201609/press_20160923.html|website=mfa|accessdate=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=22 September 2016}}{{Cite web|title=Small States|url=http://www.mfa.gov.sg/SINGAPORES-FOREIGN-POLICY/International-Issues/Small-States|access-date=2021-11-28|website=www.mfa.gov.sg|language=en}}

The Chair of 3G is rotated among member states.{{cite web|title=A plea for open trade flows|url=https://www.bundeskanzlerin.de/Content/EN/Artikel/2017/07_en/2017-07-06-pm-republik-singapur-in-deutschland_en.html|website=bundeskanzlerin|accessdate=23 July 2017|language=en-us|date=6 July 2017}}