General Assembly urges comprehensive sanctions against apartheid South Africa

Resolution 479 urged both governments to refrain from further force and accept mediation. The brief text treated the parties symmetrically and did not address the causes of the invasion or the unequal...

Resolution 35/19 addressed Western Sahara and called for the exercise of self-determination. The issue illustrates how formal decolonization remained unfinished after many African states had gained...

The declaration called for renewed arms-control efforts and linked military spending to resources needed for social and economic development. Many developing states argued that the arms race...

The strategy set development goals for the decade and acknowledged the need for international cooperation. Its ambitions confronted structural problems identified by developing countries, including...

Resolution 35/118 called for full implementation of the independence declaration for colonial countries and peoples. It maintained pressure on administering powers and kept self-determination...

Foreign ministers met from 9 to 13 February amid debate over Afghanistan, Palestine, southern Africa and the future of non-alignment. The conference demonstrated that non-alignment was an active...

The Bureau met amid South Africa’s attempt to install an interim administration in Namibia. Members pressed the Security Council to reject the move and reaffirmed support for Namibian...

Foreign ministers met during the UN General Assembly session to coordinate positions. Their agenda connected the Palestinian struggle, southern African liberation, disarmament and the demand for a...

The Coordinating Bureau met after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon to organize political and practical support for Palestinian self-determination under the PLO. NAM sought to translate solidarity into...

The invasion and siege of Beirut displaced civilians and targeted Palestinian organizations. NAM’s diplomatic support for Palestine was now tested by a major regional war and the limits of...