Amman: During the 120-member bloc’s yearly meeting on Friday, leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations condemned Israel’s military incursion in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire.
“Since Oct. 7 we have witnessed one of the cruellest genocidal acts ever to be recorded by history,” Cuba’s vice president, Salvador Valdes Mesa, said in a speech to delegates.
“We should establish a system of global governance that is fair and equitable, and has the capacity to respond to the needs of all persons in situations of threat and harm,” said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The organisation was founded in 1965 by countries opposed to joining either of the two major Cold War-era military and political blocs and is the largest global bloc after the UN. It is expected to grant membership to South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, on Friday.
Uganda currently heads NAM after a handover to President Yoweri Museveni from Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliye, the outgoing chairperson, at the start of the
summit. Museveni will chair the organisation until 2027.
Source: Jordan News Agency