Algiers ministerial conference calls for a revitalized NAM

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 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...

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,...

The agreement set a global framework for climate action and recognized equity and common but differentiated responsibilities. Developing states’ demands for finance, adaptation support and...

The summit brought together members from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean around sovereignty, solidarity and development. Venezuela’s chairmanship emphasized a multipolar order and the...

The declaration called for peace, sovereignty and solidarity for development. It also reflected tensions between the movement’s collective language and member governments’ differing domestic and...