Having successfully hosted the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Heads of State and Government in January 2024, the Government of Uganda will hold a midterm review meeting of NAM Ministers of Foreign Affairs from October 13 to 16, 2025, at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The meeting will be held under the theme “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.”
The Government, through its Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, is in advanced stages of preparation to ensure a successful conference. Uganda will host delegations from Member States, Observer Countries, and Observer Organisations of NAM.
According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, the meeting will deliberate on key issues affecting NAM members. These include the relevance of NAM amid rising geopolitical tensions and the need to address threats to development, peace, security, human rights, and the rule of law. The discussions will also focus on the centrality of the Palestine issue, the defence of NAM’s longstanding positions, and the upholding of international humanitarian law and UN resolutions.
The meeting will express concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including casualties, displacement, destruction, and the ongoing siege. It will call for immediate relief efforts and support for UNRWA. The ministers will urge full implementation of UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/27 of June 12, 2025, to end the blockade of Gaza, open borders, facilitate humanitarian aid, and support Egypt and Qatar’s efforts towards a ceasefire.
The agenda will also cover poverty eradication as a core UN 2030 Agenda objective and the need for a revitalised global partnership. Delegates will call for the implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Sevilla Commitment, and Sustainable Development Goal 17. They will stress the importance of strengthening multilateralism and reforming global governance structures, including the UN, international financial architecture, and multilateral development banks, to reflect current global realities and the needs of the Global South.
The meeting will acknowledge Africa’s historical injustices and call for greater representation of the continent in a reformed UN Security Council, in line with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration. It will also highlight the importance of regional and sub-regional cooperation in industrial development, trade, investment, technology transfer, and job creation.
Participants will look ahead to the 20th NAM Summit in Uzbekistan, where discussions will focus on regional security and social and economic development through coordinated NAM responses.
The movement will express appreciation for the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and reaffirm its support for UN-centred multilateralism, the strengthening of the UN’s capacity, and its democratic, intergovernmental character. The meeting will also reaffirm the right to self-determination for peoples under foreign occupation or colonial domination.
Final consultations among member states are ongoing regarding the outcome documents to be adopted by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs during the meeting. Given the nature of the event, access in and around Munyonyo will be controlled. The public is urged to cooperate with traffic control measures to support the successful hosting of the conference.
