St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) were among 120 NAM nations that criticised Israel’s war on Gaza at the Kampala summit and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The Kampala Declaration was a watershed moment for the non-alignment movement, setting the tone for the international community on a number of urgent concerns.
This second-largest global organisation, with 120 member countries, appears to be capable of developing effective and relevant resolutions that are not hampered by the veto power of individual governments.
As a result, at their 19th summit in Uganda, all countries reached an agreement on topics over which the United Nations appears impotent to provide resolution.
The United States, the European Union, China, Russia, and Australia are not members of the NAM.
The Kampala declaration made a reference to terrorism. Surprisingly, Hamas was not specifically referenced in terms of criticism and terrorism, but Israel and its response in Gaza were.
The debate of gender issues did not include a plea for equality based on sexual orientation. Uganda, which is hosting the event and has recently assumed the presidency, has a history of criminalising equality concerns related to its residents’ sexual orientation.
Tourism was not specifically mentioned, but it is a major aspect of many of the NAM member countries.
For Uganda, hosting this huge MICE event will elevate the Pearl of Africa to the top of Africa’s Meeting and Incentive Travel Industry.
RAM in Kampala discusses subjects such as peace, COVID, and the global health condition, as well as economic and climatic change, all of which are very significant to the world travel and tourist business.
The Non-Aligned Movement is an international organisation that now includes 120 countries. Its fundamental purpose is to maintain post-Cold War neutrality, which entails a deliberate withdrawal from the East-West struggle. None of the member countries should support the two big power blocs of the United States and Russia, it stated.
The Kampala Declaration was signed on, January 20, 2024, during a meeting in Kampala, Uganda.
