19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement
The summit's official logo
Host countryUganda
DatesJanuary 2024
Motto'Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence'
CitiesKampala
Websitenam.go.ug

The 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in January 2024 in Kampala, Uganda.

Overview

Main article: Non-Aligned Movement

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum that is not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide.[1]

Drawing on the principles agreed at the Bandung Conference in 1955, the NAM was established in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia through the initiative of President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito, President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, President of Indonesia Sukarno, and President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah.[1][2]

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, a founding member, its membership was suspended in 1992 at the regular ministerial meeting held in New York during the regular annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.[3][4]

As of October 2019, the organization consists of 120 member states, including the non-UN member state of Palestine, as well as 17 other observer countries and 10 observer organizations.[1]

Approximately, two-thirds of the United Nations' members are represented at the Non-Aligned Movement, and they comprise 55% of the world's population.[5]

Arrangement

The 19th Summit was decided to be conducted in the capital of Uganda, Kampala at the 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit held in Azerbaijan. The summit took place between 15th and 20th January 2024 at Speke Resort Munyonyo.

Participants

More than 120 countries have participated. S. Jai Shankar, Minister of External Affairs, GOI, participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ a b c "About NAM – NAM". Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. ^ "History and Evolution of Non-Aligned Movement". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  3. ^ "The Non-Aligned Movement". www.mfa.gov.rs. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  4. ^ "UN suspends former Yugoslavia". The Independent. 1992-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  5. ^ "Cuban president to visit three European countries, attend NAM summit – Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-29.


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