Uganda takes over NAM chairmanship

21 January 2024, 10:42 am

President Yoweri Museveni has been elected the new chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement summit that started on 15^th – 20^th January 2024 in Munyonyo, Kampala.

Uganda’s three-year chairmanship will expire in 2026.

He assumes the chairmanship from H.E. Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Addressing NAM delegates yesterday, Museveni urged countries to respect the “freedoms of everybody”.

President Aliyev, the outgoing chairperson, outlined the key achievements of the summit during his four-year term.

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.

It was founded with the view to advancing interests of developing countries in the context of Cold War confrontation.

After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide