Sixteenth NAM Summit opens in Tehran

The review conference met amid debates over nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the unequal status of nuclear-armed states. NAM members argued that disarmament obligations applied to nuclear...

The outcome included a plan for disarmament and a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. Implementation proved difficult, illustrating the gap between...

The meeting marked the movement’s fiftieth anniversary and renewed calls for solidarity, South-South cooperation and reform of global governance. It revisited Bandung and Belgrade as living...

Delegations returned to the city where the movement’s first summit took place in 1961. The commemorative meeting assessed a movement born from anti-colonial struggles as it confronted continuing...

The declaration emphasized sovereignty, self-determination, disarmament and development. Its anniversary language projected continuity, even as member states’ foreign policies and economic interests...

The final document addressed disarmament, Palestine, development and reform of the UN system. NAM argued against coercive measures outside the UN framework, but internal disagreement over Syria and...

The General Assembly adopted resolution 67/19 by 138 votes to 9. NAM members overwhelmingly supported the change, a diplomatic gain for Palestinian representation that did not end occupation or...

The treaty established common standards for international arms transfers. Many NAM countries supported regulation to reduce harm, while debates over sovereignty, arms supply and the priorities of...

Foreign ministers coordinated positions on Palestine, Syria, disarmament and development. Such meetings kept the movement active between summits and gave smaller states a forum for collective...

Ministers met under the theme of solidarity for peace and development. They linked national sovereignty with collective bargaining on debt, development and reform of global institutions, while...