BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. The Summit of NAM
Contact Group on the combat towards COVID-19 held in Baku turned an
much more necessary occasion, than anticipated within the build-up. What
initially regarded like a “healthcare event” shortly become an
all-encompassing dialogue because the President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev delivered his opening assertion.
The president used the privilege of the Chairmanship to set the
tone of the Summit. His concepts ranged from the combat towards the
world pandemic to worldwide safety and the altering world
order. His insights had been thought scary, and the main
accomplishment of the pinnacle of state, on this context, was the
efficient use of the medium of the Non-Aligned Movement to unite
the member-states round a number of essential points.
President Aliyev’s improvement initiatives
During the opening remarks, the pinnacle of state mentioned that
Azerbaijan will allocate $1 million for the publish COVID-19 restoration
of Africa and Small Island Developing States. The initiative is
essential for a number of causes.
First, Azerbaijan expressed its willingness to assist a big
variety of nations struggling from the COVID-related challenges
probably the most. In occasions of a world disaster like COVID, some developed
states demonstrated tendency to exhibit indicators of a “biased”
method in direction of the problem of vaccination. This method damage small
and underdeveloped nations that had been in a determined want of life
saving medical merchandise. Additionally, the identical states are additionally
among the many most challenged by local weather change, making the calls even
extra related.
Second, Azerbaijan leveraged the ability of the NAM summit to
announce initiatives in a bid to bolster assist from a big
variety of like-minded nations. The Non-Aligned Movement unites a
big selection of nations with completely different capabilities. However, the
nations are united by the widespread values, as every nation within the
NAM suffered from related points previously. In this context, it
is way extra doubtless that decision-makers within the member-countries of
the motion, will select to cooperate with one another, because the
nations throughout the Organization have a stable monitor document of
earlier cooperation.
Third, the initiative will foster relationships, dialogue, and
cooperation between the member nations of the Movement. It just isn’t
a secret that NAM nations exhibited a major diploma of
assist to Azerbaijan through the second Karabakh warfare by blocking
the anti-Azerbaijani assertion within the UN Security Council, which
stopped the pro-Armenian nations from unfairly tarnishing
Azerbaijan’s status. The initiative introduced by the President
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is a sign of the Baku’s
dedication to proceed constructing relationships will every nation of
the motion, regardless of its relative political energy and
affect.
Building a simply political order
Colonialism had a devastating influence on the long run financial
capabilities of African states. Most students agree that
colonization led to fragmentation throughout the society of the mentioned
states, in addition to launched a excessive stage of financial dependence
on the colonized state. The dehumanization of the native workforce
led to a long time, if not centuries of financial hardships and
politically contentious conditions.
For these causes, it’s notably necessary that President
Ilham Aliyev voiced his issues relating to neo-colonial
tendencies.
“The new world order is within the means of reshaping. Now the
world is witnessing probably the most severe East-West confrontation since
the top of the Cold War, with repercussions for the remaining half
of the world. As the second largest worldwide establishment after
the UN, NAM ought to play a extra seen and environment friendly function within the
worldwide enviornment and actively take part in reshaping the brand new
world order,” President Ilham Aliyev mentioned.
Indeed, the potential of NAM on this course is
unquestionable. The Movement is a really world group of states,
which boasts a excessive diploma of variety and cohesion, as
demonstrated by the unity of the Organization in most questions.
Certain challenges and points certainly stay amongst some members of
NAM, nevertheless, the widespread pursuits and values of the states ought to
allow cooperation throughout the Organization on the matter of
constructing a greater and simply political local weather.
International regulation and safety structure
The debates on the effectiveness of worldwide regulation are usually not
new, nevertheless, the tendencies observable in recent times are very
alarming. Crises are breaking out in varied elements of the world,
and worldwide regulation is unable to supply an satisfactory reply to
these pressing challenges.
“The worldwide safety structure, which has existed for
the final a number of a long time, is presently dealing with dramatic modifications, and
multilateralism is at stake. The erosion of worldwide regulation norms
and rules additional threatens the worldwide order. More
circumstances of violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity and
intervention within the inside affairs of states are noticed. The
selections of the main worldwide organizations are usually not both
carried out or the selective method and double requirements are
being utilized,” President Ilham Aliyev famous.
Unfortunately, Azerbaijan is among the nations that turned
the sufferer of the “selective approach” of worldwide regulation. In an
surroundings the place there isn’t a increased authority to implement the norms
and worldwide regulation, injustices will occur. And many occasions, the
nations dealing with crises, particularly of navy nature, are pressured
to hope for the goodwill of extra highly effective states. Unfortunately,
these “rules of the game” not directly promote battle. And considered one of
the our bodies liable for such injustices is the United Nations
Security Council.
“For instance, some Security Council resolutions have been
carried out inside days. However, within the case of Azerbaijan,
Armenia ignored the 4 Security Council’s resolutions demanding
instant and unconditional withdrawal of its armed forces from the
territories of Azerbaijan for nearly 30 years. In 2020 Azerbaijan
itself restored its territorial integrity and historic justice by
military-political means and enforced the Security Council
resolutions’ implementation. Probably, it was the primary case within the
world for the reason that institution of the UN”, President Ilham Aliyev
mentioned.
The deeply flawed safety system of the UN Security Council is
insufficient for coping with present points and crises. It has not
undergone any transformation since its inception after the top of
the World War II. In the meantime, geopolitical realities and
political local weather has modified. Lack of illustration within the UN
safety council makes it a relic of the previous, that seeks to
promote particular person pursuits of its everlasting members. To date, not
a single Muslim nation is featured within the UNSC, regardless of a
vital share of world inhabitants working towards Islam. There
aren’t any creating states within the Council, solely well-established
political entities with vital sources, and guarded by
their nuclear arsenals. This state of affairs makes them slightly
questionable guardians of peace, as the identical states possess nuclear
deterrence towards any assault.
The drawback of illustration and variety is a problem to
the integrity of the UNSC. To sort out the problem, President Aliyev
issued a name to make amends to the Security Council.
“One everlasting seat ought to be given to the Non-Aligned Movement,
and the nation holding the place of chair of the Movement
ought to have this seat on a rotating foundation. I name on NAM member
nations to start out consultations on this situation and current their
views to the related UN Committee. We additionally assist the allocation
of everlasting seats for Africa within the Security Council,” the pinnacle of
state mentioned.
These potential modifications would alleviate among the current
points with the Council, nevertheless, the method is, indubitably,
going to be lengthy and difficult.
Final ideas on the function of NAM
The Summit of NAM Contact Group on the combat towards COVID-19
held in Baku illustrated the function of Azerbaijan in revitalizing the
Organization through the earlier a number of years. The points that
world group is dealing with have gotten extra pronounced, and
Azerbaijan is on the forefront of boosting cooperation between the
NAM states.
The key factors of the speech delivered by the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev illustrate the seriousness of Baku’s
intentions on remodeling a big selection of points that plague the
system of worldwide relations. The objectives put ahead are
bold and their implementation will definitely take time,
particularly by way of restructuring worldwide safety
system.
However, the truth that Baku is on the forefront of the proposed
modifications illustrates the rising stature of Azerbaijan within the
worldwide relations system. The means of Baku to place ahead
concepts that may empower creating states, thus difficult
current status-quo, illustrate that Azerbaijan maintains a morally
right place on this planet of worldwide politics, which is
often plagued with injustice, insincerity and manipulation.