10 july 2017_final

News From Non-Aligned World
Non-Aligned Movement and the
United Nations
By IINS Research Team
The Non-Aligned Movement has always upheld the
principles of liberation and struggle in opposition to any
kind of discrimination while affirming and backing the
rights of people to independence in a bipolar world,
striveing today in a unipolar world, to take up the
challenges of expansion, concord and solidity and work
to cast out double standards when calling acts of
developed countries.
The Non Aligned Movement has encouraged and
preached the maxims of liberation and sovereignty of
states without giving up to the pressure of the developed
countries since its inception. NAM has reiteratingly
urged and advised for its members and the world as a
whole to practice peace and harmony through its policies
and non proliferation of nuclear weapons being one of
the strongest pillars of the movement. NAM is the second
largest group after the United Nations and therefore its
agenda on matters of world importance plays an
important role in conveying the message of peace to the
world and specifically to its member countries.
Such principles that NAM holds close strike at the
absolute equality of nations large and small, which is
the centre and core of the Charter of United Nations
and therefore finds NAM as an essential part of its world
contributions.
important as the need for these both to work in
coalition. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks,
“We must prevent conflict between all United Nations
Member States. And from this platform — as I have
repeatedly stated around the world — I strongly reject
threats by any Member State to destroy another, or
outrageous attempts to deny historical facts, such as
the Holocaust. Claiming that another United Nations
Member State, Israel, does not have the right to exist,
or describing it in racist terms, is not only utterly wrong,
“Today, the Non-Aligned Movement represents
nearly two out of three members of the United
Nations contributing four out of five United Nations
peacekeepers. They together have made
tremendous contributions. As one looks ahead
together, they must build on their strong
partnership. NAM represents diverse societies joined
by common goals. It is therefore urged of them to
unite as well to promote and protect the values
embedded in the United Nations Charter and the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
but undermines the very principles we have all pledged
to uphold”.
Today, the Non-Aligned Movement represents nearly two
out of three members of the United Nations contributing
four out of five United Nations peacekeepers. They
together have made tremendous contributions. As one
looks ahead together, they must build on their strong
partnership.
NAM represents diverse societies joined by common
goals. It is therefore urged of them to unite as well to
promote and protect the values embedded in the United
Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of
association. For much of its membership, this internal
effort should be the next frontier of action for their
people.
With the growing disputes worldwide, all Non-Aligned
Movement members need to work within the principles
of the United Nations Charter to resolve disputes
peacefully. It is not sufficient to focus on lowering
tensions between Non-Aligned Movement countries, as
Today, the United Nations and the Non-Aligned
Movement face the supreme challenge of answering
people’s aspirations. There are two paths for rising to
this challenge: prevention to help deal with a society’s
political grievances; and sustainability to help address
society’s developmental challenges.
With NAM members’ support, NAM can improve the
capacity of the United Nations to respond early to
conflicts. But prevention starts at home — by
strengthening democratic institutions, safeguarding
human rights, ensuring popular participation and
guaranteeing the rule of law.
In this period of profound transition, the Non-Aligned
Movement continues to define its evolving identity and
address changing notions of sovereignty in an age of
interconnectedness. As NAM engages in that process,
its role at the United Nations will remain crucial.
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