UN adopts the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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...

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 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...

The treaty was adopted by 122 states, many from the Global South, after years of frustration with the slow pace of nuclear disarmament. It challenged the legitimacy of nuclear weapons, although...

Ministers prepared for the next leaders’ summit and discussed solidarity, international law and the challenges facing developing countries. Azerbaijan’s chairmanship sought to position NAM as a...