We need to talk about Bandung | Inequality | Al Jazeera

In 1955, 29 Asian and African nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia, to promote sovereignty and South-South cooperation, opposing the influence of the United States and the Soviet Union. The conference strengthened solidarity among developing countries and supported decolonization efforts, including the Non-Aligned Movement. Seventy-one years later, inequalities still persist, and the legacy of that era continues to shape global dynamics.