Nineteenth NAM Summit opens in Kampala

Ministers met to coordinate the movement’s positions and prepare the transition to Uganda’s chairmanship. They addressed Palestine, development and international tensions, keeping collective diplomacy...

At the Baku ministerial meeting, members endorsed Uganda as incoming chair. The handover shifted the movement’s center to East Africa and set the stage for Uganda to host the next leaders’ summit in...

At the midpoint of the agenda, governments acknowledged that progress was off track and called for financing and reform. Developing countries emphasized debt relief, development finance and unequal...

Officials began the final preparatory sessions ahead of the leaders’ meeting. Uganda framed its chairmanship around cooperation, development and a stronger voice for the Global South, continuing...

Ministers reiterated support for Palestinian self-determination and called for an end to occupation. Their declaration drew on six decades of NAM positions, linking the present crisis to the...

The declaration reaffirmed Bandung and Belgrade principles, sovereign equality, non-interference and peaceful settlement. It also emphasized Palestine and global development, presenting NAM as...

The summit transferred the chairmanship from Azerbaijan to Uganda. Kampala made East Africa the movement’s convening center and placed Uganda in charge of coordinating NAM positions through the next...

Meeting in Kampala immediately after the NAM summit, leaders of the Group of 77 and China called for stronger South-South cooperation, policy space and reform of global economic governance. The...

The Court ordered measures under the Genocide Convention, including steps to prevent prohibited acts, enable humanitarian assistance and preserve evidence. The case brought a Global South state’s...

The Council demanded an immediate ceasefire for Ramadan, the release of hostages and expanded humanitarian aid. The resolution showed how non-permanent members can force a vote, while the limits of...