Word info

Global South

Proper noun

Meaning

Global South

(geopolitics) A region prodominantly composed of the developing countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia excluding Japan and South Korea, regarded as half of a socioeconomic and political divide opposite to the Global North.
Antonym: Global North

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

All across the Global South, food prices have increased or soared despite record-low price of oil, a huge component of agricultural prices. Source: Internet

He staunchly opposed “data colonialism” or the extractive economic practices of technology companies, which profited from the data of citizens from the Global South at the expense of economic growth and development in these countries. Source: Internet

Climate change is a threat to everyone, but we must recognize that it disproportionately affects low-income communities, communities of color, women, and the Global South. Source: Internet

“Precarious professionalism: Journalism and the fragility of professional practice in the Global South.” Source: Internet

The entire concept of “international staff” definition is effed up – work experience in the Global South (if it is your home country, no matter how large or diverse) doesn’t count as “international experience”. Source: Internet

The Global South is confronting the world's biggest science challenges: sustainable… Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms