Non-Aligned

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