Danny Danon, former Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, welcomed the decision regarding the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. He is convinced that the Biden administration will support this decision.
A heartfelt tribute was paid by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to the two blue helmets, including a Moroccan, killed by the armed rebels of the UPC.
The ambassador, permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, denounced the instrumentalization of the African Union by South Africa. The Moroccan diplomat sent a letter to the permanent representative of the United Nations Organization in which he denounced Pretoria’s crusade against the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
The Polisario expresses its willingness to resume UN negotiations on the status of Western Sahara but does not give up armed struggle.
The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, recognizes the strategic nature of his country’s relations with Morocco. The Spanish official has called on the international community to "relaunch negotiations" on the Moroccan Sahara under the auspices of the UN.
The UN has just announced that two peacekeepers, including a Moroccan, were killed in an attack by rebels on Monday, January 18, in the Central African Republic.
The coronavirus pandemic has not finished ravaging the world of employment in Morocco . A recent report by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) revealed that unemployment could reach 15% in Morocco in 2021.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is considering appointing former Romanian Prime Minister Petre Roman as the next UN Special Envoy for the Sahara. A choice not yet confirmed, which is already causing lively controversy in Algeria.
The Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale , stated that Jews have never been persecuted on Moroccan territory.
The decision of President Donald Trump to recognize Morocco’s full and complete sovereignty over the entire Sahara is making headlines in the international press. The Spanish newspaper El Pais describes it on Saturday as "the greatest setback for the Polisario" since the ceasefire declared in 1991.
Many Moroccans see the Kingdom on the path to legalizing cannabis, following its vote on Wednesday, December 2, to remove this narcotic from the list of the most dangerous drugs.
In a message addressed to the President of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Cheikh Niang, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, King Mohammed VI affirms that the "Palestinian Cause is the cornerstone of any permanent and comprehensive solution in the Middle East".