UN recognizes Palestine as a non-member observer state

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 summit took place as Iran faced sanctions and intense scrutiny over its nuclear programme. Its choice of venue underscored members’ defense of sovereign equality and peaceful nuclear rights, while...

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 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...

The JCPOA set restrictions and monitoring on Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. NAM’s support for peaceful nuclear technology and opposition to unilateral coercion formed...

The agenda established 17 Sustainable Development Goals and renewed the principle that development is a universal public responsibility. NAM and G77 states had pressed for poverty eradication,...