NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
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Member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (2007). Light blue states have observer status
The 'Non-Aligned Movement' ('NAM') is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It was founded in 1950s; as of 2007, it has 118 members. The purpose of the organization as stated in the ''Havana Declaration of 1979'' is to ensure "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, Zionism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics".[1] They represent nearly two-thirds of the United Nations's members and comprise 55% of the world population.
Important members have included Yugoslavia, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, South Africa, Iran, Malaysia, and, for a time, the People's Republic of China. Brazil has never been a formal member of the movement, but shares many of the aims of NAM and frequently sends observers to the Non-Aligned Movement's summits. While the organization was intended to be as close an alliance as NATO or the Warsaw Pact, it has little cohesion and many of its members were actually quite closely aligned with one or another of the great powers. For example, Cuba was closely aligned with the former Soviet Union during the Cold War era. India was effectively aligned with the Soviet Union against China for many years. Additionally, some members were involved in serious conflicts with other members (e.g. India and Pakistan, Iran and Iraq). The movement fractured from its own internal contradictions when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. While the Soviet allies supported the invasion, other members (particularly Muslim nations) of the movement found it impossible to do so.
The Non-Aligned Movement has struggled to find relevance since the end of the Cold War. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, a founding member, its successor states of Yugoslavia have expressed little interest in membership though some have observer status. In 2004, Malta and Cyprus ceased to be members and joined the European Union.
| Contents |
| Secretaries General |
| Member Countries |
| Observers |
| See also |
| External links |
| References |
Secretaries General
Between summits, the Non-Aligned Movement is run by the ''Secretary general'' elected at last summit meeting. As a considerate part of the movement's work is undertaken at the United Nations in New York, the chair country's ambassador to the UN is expected to devote time and effort to matters concerning the Non-Aligned Movement. A Co-ordinating Bureau, also based at the UN, is the main instrument for directing the work of the movement's task forces, committees and working groups.
Member Countries
Observers
The following nations have observer status[3]:
| #Armenia#Azerbaijan#Bosnia and Herzegovina#Brazil#Costa Rica | # | # |
See also
★ G-77
★ Third World
★ New World Information and Communication Order
★ Hans Köchler (ed.), ''The Principles of Non-Alignment. The Non-aligned Countries in the Eighties -- Results and Perspectives''. London: Third World Centre, 1982. ISBN 0-86199-015-3 (Google Print)
External links
★ New relevance for the NAM - Members of the NAM attempt to redefine the movement as a struggle against US imperialism
★ Non-Aligned Movement Online (Current Secretariat)
★ Official Site: 14th Summit - Fourteenth Non Aligned Movement Summit, (Havana, September 11-16, 2006)
★ Non-Aligned Movement - Resource site
★ Virtual newspaper "TerraViva" on the 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement IPS Inter Press Service reports from the summit in Havana (11 - 16 September, 2006)
References
1. Fidel Castro speech to the UN in his position as chairman of the nonaligned countries movement 12 October 1979; Pakistan & Non-Aligned Movement, ''Board of Investment - Government of Pakistan'', 2003
2. Fidel Castro, having recently undergone gastric surgery, was unable to attend the conference and was represented by his younger brother, Cuba's acting president Raúl Castro. See "Castro elected President of Non-Aligned Movement Nations", People's Daily, 16-09-2006.
3. Observer Countries, ''Non-Aligned Movement''
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