Non-Aligned Movement commemorates 60 years

“Humanity has a tremendous thirst for social justice” – Fidel

    On October 11, 2021, delegations representing the governments of more than 105 nations, nearly all of the global South, met in Belgrade, Serbia to commemorate the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement sixty years ago in the capital of the former Yugoslavia.  The commemorative Summit was addressed by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, the current president of the Non-Aligned Movement; Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia, which hosted the event; Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, whose nation played an important role in the founding of the Movement; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; among others.  Several speakers criticized the accumulation of COVID-19 vaccines by rich Western countries, calling for more solidarity and a fairer distribution.

The classic period, 1961 to 1983

     The Non-Aligned Movement was founded in 1961, during the era of decolonization of many African and Asian countries.  The founding was led by Yugoslav President Josip Tito, President Abdel Nas…