The concept of "Global South" came into political discussion through which conference?

The concept of the "Global South" emerged in political discourse following the Bandung Conference, formally known as the Asian-African Conference, held in Bandung, Indonesia, from April 18 to 24, 1955. This landmark conference brought together newly independent nations from Asia and Africa, representing a significant portion of the world's population.

The main goals of the conference were to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism and neo-colonialism by any nation. While the term "Global South" itself gained prominence much later (around the late 20th and early 21st centuries), the Bandung Conference is widely recognized as the foundational event that fostered the solidarity and collective identity of nations that were not aligned with either the Western (First World) or Soviet (Second World) blocs during the Cold War. These nations were initially referred to as the "Third World," a precursor to the "Global South" concept, which emphasizes geopolitical and socio-economic divides rather than just Cold War alignment.