July 24 , 2019
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	- The Ministerial meeting of co-ordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in Caracas, capital of Venezuela. 
 
	- The theme for 2019 Meet was Promotion and Consolidation of Peace through Respect for International Law.
 
	- Since 2016 Venezuela has held the presidency of NAM which will now be passed on to Azerbaijan in October 2019.
 
About
	- NAM was established in Belgrade in 1961.
 
	- It was a joint initiative of former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito.
 
	- It is the 2nd largest international organization after United Nations (UN) with 120 member states.
 
	- It was primarily established for developing countries that were neither a part of alliance led by the US or Soviet Russia.
 
                                 
                            
                                
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