Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

  About NAM Summit:

• The 19th NAM Summit was held under Uganda's leadership in Kampala. Uganda has taken over as chair from Azerbaijan, to run until 2027.
• Theme: ‘Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.’
• Key discussions at the summit:
  • Israel-Hamas war
  • India’s “Vishwaa Mitra” initiative
  • A call for multipolar world

About Non-Aligned Movement:

• The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an alliance of developing nations that refuses to identify with any major superpower.
• It was established in 1961 at the height of the Cold War. Whereas it started with the Bandung Conference held in Indonesia in 1955.
• Current members:
  • 120 countries: 53 from Africa, 39 from Asia, 26 from Latin America and the Caribbean and two from Europe.
  • It also includes the non-UN member state of Palestine, 17 other observer countries, and 10 observer organizations.
  • India is one of the founding members.
• After the United Nations, NAM is the second-largest grouping of nations.
• NAM does not have a permanent secretariat or a formal founding charter, act, or treaty
• The summit usually takes place every three years.