CONEFO

Conference of the
New Emerging Forces
*Konferensi Negara-Negara Berkembang*(Indonesian)
Conference of the; New Emerging Forces; Konferensi Negara-Negara Berkembang(Indonesian)
	Member states; Observer states
Headquarters	Jl. Gatot Subroto,Jakarta,Indonesia
Type	Intergovernmental organization
Membership	4 member states; 5 observer states
Establishment
• Established	7 January 1965(59 years ago)
• Dissolved	11 August 1966(57 years ago)

TheConference of the New Emerging Forces(CONEFO) was an effort byPresident SukarnoofIndonesiato create a new bloc of "emerging countries" that would be an alternative power centre to theUnited Nationsand to the "old-established forces" —a category in which Sukarno included both theUnited Statesand theSoviet Union.^[1]It was intended to build on the legacy of the 1955Bandung Conferenceand assert the interests of theThird Worldand a neutral posture towards theCold War.

To host CONEFO,Indonesiaconstructed a new building complex inJakartawith the financial aid ofPeople's Republic of China.^[2]Since CONEFO never met, the complex – now called theMPR/DPR/DPD building– houses theIndonesian national parliament.^[3]

CONEFO was officially established on 7 January 1965, after Sukarno's government objected toMalaysiabecoming a non-permanent member of theUN Security Councilat a time when Indonesia had declared a low-level conflict called theKonfrontasi(confrontation) against Malaysia. An angry Sukarno tookIndonesia out of the UNand formed a rival world organization.^[3]He had taken similar steps in 1963 when he created theGames of the New Emerging Forces(GANEFO) as an alternative to theOlympic Games.

CONEFO was dissolved on 11 August 1966 by GeneralSuharto,who had ousted Sukarno from power.