The Moroccan Ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale , has described the recent Security Council resolution on the Sahara as a "decisive turning point" and a "historic change". He emphasized that this decision paved the way for a new era for the region, calling on Algeria to seize this opportunity for reconciliation in 2026.
Omar Hilale, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, believes it is time to reassess how the question of the Moroccan Sahara is handled within the UN Committee of 24 (C24) for the Pacific, with clarity and courage.
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, stated that Staffan de Mistura’s proposal to proceed with a sharing of the Sahara to end the conflict comes from Algeria.
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, denied the rumors spread by Algeria about an armed conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front on the Moroccan border.
Omar Hilale , Morocco’s Ambassador to the United Nations, expressed his anger against the Algerian Ambassador, Amar Bendjama, because of his obsession with the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, notes that Algeria is "stuck in the Cold War era" while the Moroccan Sahara has been fully integrated into the kingdom for more than 50 years.
In a response letter addressed to the President and members of the Security Council, Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, denounced the provocative statement made by the Secretary General of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lounes Magramane, on the Sahara, during the Security Council debate held on Monday, August 12, under the presidency of Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. This correspondence will be published as an official document of the UN body.
In a letter addressed to the President and members of the UN Security Council that will be published as an official document of the UN body, Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, denounces the obsession of his Algerian counterpart Amar Bendjama, for the issue of the Sahara.
Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, denounced the actions of Algerian ambassador Amar Benjama during the debate on the Moroccan Sahara issue at the C24 Seminar, held from May 14 to 16, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale, firmly rebuked the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, who made erroneous statements about the Sahara and drew a parallel with Palestine, during a debate at the Security Council on "The role of youth in addressing security challenges in the Mediterranean".
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, reacted to the attack that the Polisario claimed to have carried out on Saturday night into Sunday in the city of Es-Semara, which left one dead and three injured, two of them in serious condition.
In an intervention before the members of the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly, Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations, criticized Algeria, the protector of the Polisario, which "has itself considered itself a party to the Sahara conflict by naming itself before Morocco."