Havana Declaration:The purpose of the organisation as stated in the Havana Declaration of 1979 is to ensure "the national independence, sovereignty,

territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and loc politics The current re!uirements are that the candidate country has displayed practices in accordance with the ten ""andung principles" #elevance: $ elardo %oreno: The fact that we are living in a unipolar world and the increasing unilateralism eing shown y certain countries in world affairs, should ma&e '$% countries more united( He said '$% was esta lished to "foster peace, e!uality, development and )ustice among mem er-countries( *o it is a good time now to have a strong movement that would struggle for the defence of international law and the "andung principles and try to adopt measures that would allow '$% to play the role for which it was formed( +t should devote time to de ate on the impact of neo-li eral glo alisation on the rest of the world( ,hat is the impact of ,estern aggression and coercion on the sovereignty, independence and self-determination of independent countries $ccording to %oreno, the '$% forum should e used to discuss and de ate ways in which the resources of the mem er-countries can e used for the common enefit of the developing world(The focus should no longer e confined to increasing trade and economic cooperation( ",e have to find new ways to cooperate( -or e.ample, we have to find ways to ensure the collective use of the human resources many of us have( The possi ility, for e.ample, of providing for many of the lesser developed countries, in the field of health, education and pota le water( The 'on-$ligned %ovement has identified economic underdevelopment, poverty, and social in)ustices as growing threats to peace and security *outh-south +nterests: The movement has emphasised its principles of multilateralism, e!uality, and mutual non-aggression in attempting to ecome a stronger voice for the glo al *outh, and an instrument that can e utilised to promote the needs of mem er nations at the international level and strengthen their political leverage when negotiating with developed nations(

,estern hegemony and neo-colonialism: +t opposes foreign occupation, interference in internal affairs, and aggressive unilateral measures, ut it has also shifted to focus on the socio-economic challenges facing mem er states, especially the ine!ualities manifested y glo alisation and the implications of neo-li eral policies(The movement continues to see a role for itself, as in its view, the world/s poorest nations remain e.ploited and marginalised, no longer y opposing superpowers, ut rather in a uni-polar world #eforms of the 0': The 'on-$ligned %ovement has een !uite outspo&en in its criticism of current 0' structures and power dynamics, mostly in how the organisation has een utilised y powerful states in ways that violate the movement/s principles( +t has made a num er of recommendations that would strengthen the representation and power of 1non-aligned/ states( The proposed reforms are also aimed at improving the transparency and democracy of 0' decision-ma&ing( The 0' *ecurity 2ouncil is the element considered the most distorted, undemocratic, and in need of reshaping( *ustaina le development: The movement is pu licly committed to the tenets of sustaina le development and the attainment of the %illennium Development 3oals, ut it elieves that the international community has not created conditions conducive to development and has infringed upon the right to sovereign development y each mem er state( +ssues such as glo alisation, the de t urden, unfair trade practices, the decline in foreign aid, donor conditionalities, and the lac& of democracy in international financial decision-ma&ing are cited as factors inhi iting development( 2ultural diversity and human rights: The movement accepts the universality of human rights and social )ustice, ut fiercely resists cultural homogenisation( +n line with its views on sovereignty, the organisation appeals for the protection of cultural diversity, and the tolerance of the religious, socio-cultural, and historical particularities that define human rights in a specific region 2riticism of 0* policy: +n recent years the organi4ation has critici4ed 0* foreign policy( The 0* invasion of +ra! and the ,ar on Terrorism, its attempts to stifle +ran and 'orth 5orea6s nuclear plans, and its other actions have een denounced as human rights violations and attempts to run roughshod over the sovereignty of smaller nations(789: The movement/s leaders have also critici4ed the $merican control over the 0nited 'ations and other international structures( ,or&ing groups, tas& forces, committees:

High-;evel ,or&ing 3roup for the #estructuring of the 0nited 'ations ,or&ing 3roup on Human #ights ,or&ing 3roup on <eace-5eeping =perations ,or&ing 3roup on Disarmament 2ommittee on <alestine Tas& -orce on *omalia 'on-$ligned *ecurity 2aucus *tanding %inisterial 2ommittee for >conomic 2ooperation ?oint 2oordinating 2ommittee @chaired y 2hairman of 3-77 and 2hairman of '$%A +ssues: 2ohesion: the si4e of the organisation and the divergence of agendas and allegiances present the ongoing potential for fragmentation( ,hile agreement on asic principles has een smooth, ta&ing definitive action vis-B-vis particular international issues has een rare, with the movement preferring to assert its criticism or support rather than pass hard-line resolutions