NAM

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NAM is the commonly used abbreviation for the Non-Aligned Movement, an international grouping of states that sought to remain independent from major power blocs during the Cold War and beyond.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
political movement
abbreviation NAM
aim reform of the international economic order
strengthening multilateralism
category Cold War-era international organization
Global South politics
country Yugoslavia
decisionMaking consensus
firstSummit 1961 Belgrade summit
focus South–South cooperation
decolonization
economic development
national independence
peaceful coexistence
founded 1961
founder Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jawaharlal Nehru
Josip Broz Tito
Kwame Nkrumah
Sukarno
foundingConference Belgrade Conference
foundingLocation Belgrade, Yugoslavia
hasObserver various international organizations
historicalContext Cold War
ideology non-alignment
keyPrinciple non-interference in internal affairs
opposition to colonialism and imperialism
peaceful settlement of disputes
respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity
language no single official language
location Belgrade
meetsAt summit conferences
memberCount over 100 member states
membershipType sovereign states
positionDuringColdWar not formally aligned with NATO
not formally aligned with the Warsaw Pact
primaryOrgan Conference of Heads of State or Government
purpose to promote political independence of developing countries
to remain independent from major power blocs
regionServed worldwide
relationship closely associated with the Global South
shortName NAM
standsFor Non-Aligned Movement
status largest grouping of states outside the United Nations
successorRole forum for developing countries after the Cold War
summitFrequency every few years
UNStatus cooperates closely with the United Nations
worksWith Group of 77

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