Question

Study the picture and answer the following questions:

1. Identify the persons in the picture. Name the organisation with which these persons were associated.
2. Where was this organisation formed? State any three objectives of this organisation.
3. Has this organisation been able to achieve its objectives? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer 1

1. Gamal Abdel Nasser, Marshall Joseph Braze Tito, and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru are among the people pictured. They linked themselves to the Non-Aligned Movement.
2. Officially starting at its inaugural summit in September 1961 at Belgrade in Yugoslavia, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has three goals listed here:
   1. Against racial discrimination, imperialism, and colonialism.
   2. To promote sovereign equality among every state.
   3. To promote cordial ties among nations.
3. Yes, The following accomplishments serve as proof that NAM has indeed accomplished its objectives:
   1. NAM has contributed to reduce conflict between the two power blocs and finally bring about the end of the Cold War.
   2. Throughout the Cold War, NAM opposed the superpowers' armaments competition.
   3. NAM has backed the causes of world peace, justice, and freedom.
   4. Based on more economic cooperation and justice, NAM has promoted the New International Economic Order (NIEO). Actually, the efforts of the non-aligned nations essentially produced the result of the inaugural UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), held in 1964.
   5. NAM has helped the rich nations see that their own prosperity as well as the global economy would suffer from ongoing Third World poverty. Aiming towards universal peace, disarmament and development, NAM still remains an optimistic, active, and constructive movement.