Non-Aligned Movement
Group of countries not in major power blocs
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| 2024 | Uganda hosted both the Non-Aligned Movement Summit and the Group of 77 summit in the same year, marking the first time a single country organized both summits. |
| January 20 2024 | The 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement concludes in Kampala, Uganda, after a five-day conference. |
| January 15 2024 | The 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement officially begins in Kampala, Uganda, held at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. |
| 2021 | Russia was granted observer status in the Non-Aligned Movement |
| 2021 | Marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement. |
| October 2021 | The Non-Aligned Movement Youth Organization (NAMYO) was established, creating a dedicated platform for youth engagement within the Non-Aligned Movement. |
| September 27 2021 | The University of Rijeka organized the 'Mine, Yours, Ours: the Non-Aligned' conference, featuring speakers like Vijay Prashad, Sara Salem, Budimir Lončar, and Tvrtko Jakovina. |
| 2020 | Bojana Videkanić published 'Nonaligned Modernism: Socialist Postcolonial Aesthetics in Yugoslavia 1945–1985', examining the cultural and artistic dimensions of Yugoslavia's non-aligned movement. |
| 2020 | Approaching 65th anniversary of the Bandung Principles, which was highlighted as a significant context for the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku. |
| May 4 2020 | Online summit 'United Against Covid-19' conducted, addressing the global struggle to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 26 2019 | 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement concludes, with Azerbaijan assuming the presidency for the next three years until the 19th summit in 2022. |
| October 25 2019 | 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement officially begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, with delegations from over 120 countries in attendance. |
| October 25 2019 | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro officially hands over the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during the inaugural ceremony. |
| October 24 2019 | Continuation of the Ministerial Meeting, where ministers review key documents including the Final Document, Baku Declaration, Declaration on Palestine, and the General Report, following opening remarks by Elmar Mammadyarov and a report from the Senior Officials Meeting delivered by George Arreaza. |
| October 24 2019 | First-ever NAM Youth Summit scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, highlighting youth empowerment as a priority during Azerbaijan's chairmanship. |
| October 23 2019 | Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement begins, with foreign ministers from NAM countries in attendance. Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat hands over the presidency of the ministerial meeting for the next three years during the opening ceremony. |
| October 23 2019 | Ministerial Meeting commences in Baku, Azerbaijan, preceding the main leaders' summit. |
| October 22 2019 | Senior Officials Meeting continued, finalizing preparations for the main summit and related diplomatic documents. |
| October 21 2019 | Senior Officials Meeting begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, as a preparatory event for the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. |
| July 21 2019 | Conclusion of the Ministerial Meeting in Caracas, with finalization of the summit's preparatory documents. |
| July 18 2019 | Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau held in Caracas, Venezuela, where the 'Final Document' was adopted, setting the framework for the upcoming summit. |
| February 11 2019 | President Ilham Aliyev established the Organizing Committee for hosting the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Azerbaijan |
| July 1 2018 | Ronny Prasetyo Yuliantoro began his term as the administrative head of NAM CSSTC, serving as Director and Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Islamic Republic of Iran. |
| 2016 | Venezuela hosts the 17th NAM Summit. |
| May 26 2014 | Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Algiers, Algeria, from 26-29 May. |
| 2013 | Hassan Rouhani of Iran succeeds Ahmadinejad as Chair, serving from 2013 to 2016. |
| 2012 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran becomes Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, serving from 2012 to 2013. |
| 2012 | Rinna Kullaa published 'Non-alignment and Its Origins in Cold War Europe', exploring Yugoslavia's non-aligned strategy in the context of Soviet challenges. |
| August 26 2012 | 16th NAM summit takes place in Tehran, Iran, from August 26-31. Iran takes over from Egypt as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement for 2012-2015, with representatives from over 150 countries attending. |
| 2011 | Mohamed Hussein Tantawi of Egypt becomes Chair, followed by Mohamed Morsi. |
| 2011 | Azerbaijan and Fiji join the Non-Aligned Movement. |
| 2011 | Tvrtko Jakovina published 'Treća strana Hladnog rata' (The Third Side of the Cold War), offering scholarly insights into Yugoslavia's role in the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War era. |
| September 5 2011 | The Non-Aligned Movement celebrated its 50th anniversary in Belgrade, with 106 delegations participating in the conference. |
| May 23 2011 | Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Bali, Indonesia, from 23-27 May. |
| 2010 | Serbia initiated a scholarship program called 'World in Serbia - 100 Scholarships for Students from Non-Aligned Movement Member States'. |
| March 16 2010 | Ministerial meeting on 'Inter-Faith Dialogue and Co-operation for Peace' held in Manila, Philippines, spanning from 16-18 March. |
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