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Continuation of the Security Council debate

25 April 2023

The debate at the Security Council, revolving around the “Maintenance of international peace and security: effective multilateralism based on the defense of the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,” resumed after a short break.
The various States that took the floor (…)

Can the NAM Summit bridge the Iran-Egypt Gap?

The NAM Summit, Iran, and Syria: A Coup against the West?

by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

Ottawa (Canada) | 26 September 2012

The following article was written by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya before the non-aligned summit. It helps to understand the issues that were at stake and, in retrospect, to appraise Iran’s success. The Movement has been reactivated and a permanent secretariat established, to be chaired for the next (…)

"Before our very eyes"

Washington’s double-take at the Non-Aligned Movement revival

by Thierry Meyssan

Tehran (Iran) | 12 September 2012

The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM ) took place in Teheran, from August 26 to August 31. Most of the Western media ignored the event. In their view, the Movement is of no importance. Yet, 120 states participated, representing the majority of the world’s population as well as the (…)

The Declaration of the XVI Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement

Tehran (Iran) | 31 August 2012

TEHRAN DECLARATION
We, the Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, gathered
at our XVI Conference held in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran, on 30-31
August 2012, undertook a review of the international situation with a
view to making an effective contribution to the (…)

UN Secretary-General’s Remarks to the High-Level Segment of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit

by Ban Ki-moon

Tehran (Iran) | 30 August 2012

I thank our hosts for organizing this important Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and I would like to pay tribute to Egypt as the outgoing chair of the last three years.
I am grateful for the hospitality of the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The recent earthquake (…)

Supreme Leader’s Inaugural Speech at the 16th Non-Aligned Summit

by Ali Khamenei

Tehran (Iran) | 30 August 2012

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Two Worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the greatest and trustworthy Messenger and on his pure progeny, his select companions, and all the prophets and divine envoys.
I welcome you (…)

Speech by Cuba’s First Vice-President, José Ramón Machado Ventura, at the 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit

Tehran (Iran) | 30 August 2012

Mister President,
We thank the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran for organizing this important Summit Conference and for the warm hospitality given to our delegation. On behalf of President Raúl Castro Ruz, the people and government of the Republic of Cuba, we wish you all (…)

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi’s opening speech of the XVI Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

Tehran (Iran) | 26 August 2012

At the outset, I would like to warmly welcome you to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to this important meeting. We are greatly honored to be entrusted with the responsibility of hosting the NAM Summit and assuming the NAM Chairmanship for a challenging and momentous time to our countries.
The (…)

16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Mouvement, 26-31 August 2012, Tehran

Iran NAM summit sends message of peace

by Finian Cunnigham

24 August 2012

’When the Cold War between the US and Soviet superpowers ended 20 years ago, some analysts believed that the Non-Aligned Movement would become redundant, an organization no longer with purpose. Two decades on, the NAM is rising to the occasion with more relevance than ever and is perhaps (…)

Egyptian President’s visit to Iran great failure for US

23 August 2012

A senior Iranian MP condemned the attempts made by the US and its allies to hamper the presence of the Non-Aligned Movement member states in the upcoming summit meeting of the grouping in Tehran, and said the presence of Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi in the conference will be deemed as a (…)

Geo-Strategic Chessboard Pushing India Towards War With China

by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

Montreal (Canada) | 24 October 2009

Since 1947, India never fully pledged itself to any camp or global pole during the Cold War and as a result was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M.). Since the post-Cold War era that position has eroded. For over a century, New Delhi has been gradually moving away from its (…)

Fostering a new era of multipolarism

The Return of the Non-Aligned Movement?

by Anton Caragea

Bucharest (Romania) | 4 October 2009

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is in search of new relevance. The bipolar tensions that gave it a place in the world have disappeared, and the series of "G" groups — G8, G14, and G20 — have become the favoured forums for contacts between the developed and developing world.
Still, NAM represents (…)

UN Secretary-General’s Speech to the High-Level Segment of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement Summit

by Ban Ki-moon

15 July 2009

Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) 15 July 2009
Your Excellency, President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak,
Your Excellency, President Raul Castro,
Distinguished heads of State and Government,
Honourable ministers, Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am extremely honoured to join you for this important (…)

14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

Address by Carlos Lage Davila, Vice-President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba

13 September 2006

Carlos Lage
Your Excellencies,
Plagued by wars and the threat of new wars, the world we live in becomes more unjust and unequal with each day that passes.
The end of the confrontation between East and West was not the beginning of the peace many dreamed of. What we have witnessed, (…)

Remarks by Jawaharlal Nehru to Bandung Conference Political Committee

by Jawaharlal Nehru

Bandung (Indonesia) | 24 April 1955

Mr. Chairman, the turn this discussion has taken is a much wider one than that we had already expected. In fact, it has covered the whole major heading. We have just had the advantage of listening to the distinguished leader of the Turkish Delegation who told us what lie, as a responsible leader (…)

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