Non-Aligned Movement criticises Israel’s war on Gaza at Kampala summit
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Foreign ministers within the 120-member bloc have adopted a resolution at the summit, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza..
Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries on Friday denounced Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip and demanded an immediate ceasefire there, during the annual summit of the 120-member bloc.
“Since October 7, we have witnessed one of the cruellest genocidal acts ever to be recorded by history,” Cuba’s vice president, Salvador Valdes Mesa, said in a speech to delegates.
“How can the Western countries, who claim to be so civilised, justify the murder of women and children in Gaza, the indiscriminate bombings of hospitals and schools and deprivation of access to safe water and food?” he questioned.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union Commission, called for an immediate end to what he called the “unjust war against the Palestinian people”.
Nearly all African countries belong to the NAM, comprising nearly half its members, but its membership includes countries around the globe, from India and Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and Iran, Chile, Peru, and Colombia.
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