Non-Aligned Movement

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intergovernmental organization international organization political movement

The Non-Aligned Movement is an international grouping of states that sought to remain independent of major power blocs during the Cold War and continues to promote political self-determination, sovereignty, and cooperation among developing countries.

Aliases (6)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization → political movement →
abbreviation	NAM →
advocates	disarmament → economic development of developing countries → multilateralism → reform of international economic order →
cooperatesWith	Group of 77 → United Nations →
corePrinciple	equality and mutual benefit → non-aggression → non-interference in internal affairs → peaceful coexistence → respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states →
currentFocus	South–South cooperation → development issues → reform of global governance institutions →
decisionMakingBody	Conference of Heads of State or Government → Ministerial Conference →
focusRegion	Global South → developing countries →
founded	1961 →
foundingCountry	Yugoslavia →
foundingLeader	Gamal Abdel Nasser → Jawaharlal Nehru → Josip Broz Tito → Kwame Nkrumah → Sukarno →
foundingLocation	Belgrade →
hasChair	rotating chairmanship →
hasMemberCount	over 100 member states → over 120 member states in the 21st century →
hasSummit	NAM Summit →
historicalContext	Cold War →
ideology	anti-colonialism → anti-imperialism → non-alignment →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
opposes	colonialism → foreign occupation → neo-colonialism → racism →
positionDuringColdWar	neither aligned with NATO nor the Warsaw Pact →
predecessorEvent	Asian–African Conference → Bandung Conference →
primaryGoal	maintain independence from major power blocs → promote cooperation among developing countries → promote national sovereignty → promote non-interference in internal affairs → promote political self-determination → promote territorial integrity →
statusAfterColdWar	continues to exist after the Cold War →
supports	United Nations Charter principles →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Algeria → Azerbaijan → Egypt → Ghana → Indonesia → Josip Broz Tito → Nepal → Oman → Panama → Socialist Republic of Serbia ("Non-Aligned Movement (through SFR Yugoslavia)") → Sri Lanka → Syria → Trinidad and Tobago → Tunisia → Yemen → Yugoslavia →	memberOf
Conference of Heads of State or Government → Ministerial Conference (Non-Aligned Movement) → NAM Summit → Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement → Socialist Republic of Croatia ("Non-Aligned Movement (through Yugoslavia)") →	partOf
Cuba → Yugoslav Air Force →	alliance
South–South cooperation → United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia →	associatedWith
G77 → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt →	cooperatesWith
Kwame Nkrumah → Sirimavo Bandaranaike ("non-aligned movement") →	movement
Conference of Heads of State or Government → NAM Summit →	organizedBy
NAM Summit ("Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau") → Sino-Indian War →	relatedTo
Third World →	associatedWithMovement
Gamal Abdel Nasser →	coFounded
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia →	criticizedBy
Ministerial Conference (Non-Aligned Movement) →	decisionMakingBodyOf
Jawaharlal Nehru →	founded
Yugoslavia →	founderOf
Conference of Heads of State or Government →	hasAuthorityOver
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →	hasInternationalAllegiance
Titoism →	influencedCreationOf
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement ("Non-Aligned Movement member states") →	isAccountableTo
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement →	isPositionInOrganization
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement ("Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau") →	isRelatedTo
World Peace Council ("non-aligned movement") →	politicalAlignment
Titoism ("Non-Aligned countries") →	regionOfInfluence
Third World →	relatedConcept
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 →	sponsors
NAM →	standsFor