The Rwandan Premier Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente is attending the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit of Heads of State and Government opened today in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme: “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.”
At the opening ceremony, Uganda officially took over the chairmanship of the NAM from Azerbaijan. South Sudan is expected to be admitted today into the 120-Member countries group.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov, who opened the summit on behalf of the Azerbaijan president and outgoing chair of the NAM, said the meeting takes place at a time when the international system is facing many challenges. He called for continued unity among the member countries to address these challenges.
Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan president and incoming chair of the NAM, said the ongoing unilateralism in the global governance system is not acceptable.
Museveni said that no system of governance should be imposed on others, and called for unity among NAM member states as they seek to influence global affairs, especially at the United Nations Summit of the Future scheduled for September this year.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit aims to address crucial global issues, including multilateralism, international peace and post-Covid 19 recovery strategies.
The discussions will centre around key priorities such as reform of the United Nations, peace and security, Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and the reform of the international financial system.
Since its establishment in 1961, the NAM has been guided by the Bandung Principles, which include respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, recognition of the equality of all races and nations, large and small, and abstention from intervention or interference in the internal affairs of other countries. (End).