Month: November 2021
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Azerbaijan completes two successful years of NAM Chairmanship
October 25, 2021, marked the second anniversary of Azerbaijan assuming the Chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement. Exactly 2 years ago, i.e., in 2019, Azerbaijan took over the Chairmanship of the NAM from Venezuela at the 18th Summit of the Movement held at Baku. During the 18th NAM Summit, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev had remarked that…
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ASEAN Education Ministers Discuss Strategy for Education in Post COVID Times
ASEAN is a regional organisation that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation among its ten members namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The group has been a driving force behind Asian economic integration, pushing efforts to construct one of the world’s largest free trade blocs and completing six…
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High-Level Commemorative Meeting in Belgrade marks the 60th Anniversary of the First NAM Conference
The Non-Aligned Movement, which comprises 120 Member States today and is the largest grouping of the developing world, was founded and held its first conference (the Belgrade Conference) in 1961 under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, and Sukarno of…
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Thailand’s 13th Five Year National Economic and Social Development Plan
Thailand’s 13th national economic and social development plan, which will run from 2023 to 2027, intends to transform the country in order to achieve five goals. For the first time, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha revealed the specifics of the proposed 13th five-year National Economic and Social Development Plan, which outlines five goals for the…
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Historic first CARICOM-Africa Summit takes place
In the first-ever summit of its kind, leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Africa came together in Kenya to discuss the challenges facing the shared culture and address many issues. The summit was hosted by Kenya on 7th September, 2021. Bolstering people to people ties, connectivity, trade and fostering unity among the regions were…
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African Union launches Youth Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program
Aspiration 6 of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 calls for establishing an Africa whose development is people-driven, relying on the potential of African people, especially its women and youth, and caring for children. Aspiration 6 states that by 2063, Africa will be a continent where all citizens will be actively involved in decision-making in all…
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Indian Space Association – India’s quest for helping humanity
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA), an attempt to open the space sector to aspiring start-ups, private sector companies and entrepreneurs. It is often said that Space is the next frontier in humanity’s quest for knowledge and survival. India has surprised many countries with a dedicated space program that has…
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Middle East Green Initiative: A regional and cooperative approach to climate action
Non-Aligned Movement recognises that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our times, threatening not only the development prospects of developing countries and their achievement of sustainable development, but also the very existence and survival of countries and societies, and expressed profound concern that emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise globally. NAM…