Non Aligned Movement

The term ‘non alignment’ to indicate the refusal to choose, at the height of the Cold War, between the spheres of influence of the two great powers of the day, the USA and the USSR, was first used by the Indian Prime Minister Nehru in 1954. The founding moment of the Non Aligned Movement is generally considered to be the Bandung Conference (Indonesia) in 1955. Even if the world today is no longer bipolar, the Movement is still very active, claiming the defence of the interests, notably economic ones, of the most disadvantaged countries. It numbers 118 member states, essentially the emerging powers such as India and South Africa, the countries of the South, amongst them practically all the countries of the African continent.