Non-Aligned

Origins of the NAM

The Non-aligned Movement is an organisation that includes many of the countries that rejected the opportunity to join the political blocs of the East and the West during the Cold War. Its main priorities are to ensure the peaceful coexistance of each member state and to respect its sovereignity, integrity and ability of each state to cope with its internal affairs intependantly, while trying to provide a haven for countries that are not aligned with others to collectively deal with More

Is the Non-Aligned Movement Still Relevant?

Non alignment, as the word says, means a decision of not associating yourself with any of the groups. Those people who follow non alignment remain neutral and do not support any of the groups in conflict, wether those debates are over land ownership or oil, they support the ideals of soverignty.

But the question remains- Is NAM a relevant body today?

Nihal Rodrigo, a former secretary-general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) feels that NAM has More

Key Objectives of the Non-Aligned Movement

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) originally came out of a 1955 Asia-Africa conference that was held in Indonesia. Officially the movement began in 1961 with a majority of the countries involved being third world countries. The countries involved as members are considered to be not aligned whether against or with any other country or bloc of countries, mainly the super powers. Original members include Egypt, The former Yugoslavia, India, Burma, and Pakistan. There are currently about 118 members with some 17 More

4 Steps Governments Should Take To Alleviate Poverty

Poverty has been a major social problem all across the world as an inevitable by-product of industrialisation, economic activity, and natural events. It is widely accepted worldwide that while the rich get richer, the poor will get poorer. While most of the world’s rich nations are quite satisfied with their economic stations, there are those nations that suffer as a result, most notably nations in Africa. The poor can be found anywhere in the world in any nation so are More

Welcome

Welcome to the unofficial Non Aligned Movement Site. Most of the people in this country may not even know of the existence of this organization, as it is seemingly always overshadowed by the presence of the UN. But as of late it seems that the UK has been ignoring more and more the ability of its powerful members to move about in ways that violate the principles that the movement was built on. Much like the United States declaring war on Iraq.

Although the Non-Aligned Movement does not officially align itself with other states, it does work in cooperation with other organisations in the developing world, such as the Group of 77. Where they have recently formed multiple joint committees and released statements concerning the shared interests, goals, and global awareness of both groups.