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19th NAM Summit
January 28 , 2024
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- The 19th Summit of the NAM was held in Kampala, Uganda.
- The theme of the event was "Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence".
- The summit usually takes place every three years.
- Uganda has taken over as chair from Azerbaijan, to run until 2027.
- The summit adopted the Kampala Declaration.
- During this event, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni expressed his regret over the expulsion of Indians in 1970s.
- In August 1972, Idi Amin, the dictator of Uganda, ordered the expulsion of Indians and other Asians who were living and working in Uganda.
- Around 80,000 Indians were forced to leave the country within 90 days.
- Currently, Indian Nationals/PIOs who constitute less than 0.1% of Uganda’s population, contribute about 70% of Uganda’s direct taxes.
- At present, NAM has 120 Member States, 17 Observer Countries and 10 Observer organizations.
- NAM does not have a permanent secretariat or a formal founding charter, act, or treaty.
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