Eighteenth NAM Summit opens in Baku

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...

The declaration reaffirmed sovereignty, non-interference, peaceful settlement and the right of peoples to self-determination. It addressed Palestine and called for stronger multilateralism, while...

The Contact Group met under the theme “United against COVID-19.” Leaders called for international cooperation and attention to developing countries’ medical, social and humanitarian needs, linking...

The declaration urged coordinated global action, support for vulnerable countries and access to medicines and health technologies. It articulated a Global South agenda during the emergency, though...

The Assembly adopted resolution 75/289 by 184 votes to 2. NAM states framed the embargo as a breach of sovereign equality and a barrier to development; the annual vote demonstrated broad opposition...

The meeting revisited the 1961 founding summit as global crises again sharpened arguments over inequality, sovereignty and multilateralism. It highlighted the movement’s enduring membership and the...