UN Human Rights Council

Morocco to dedicate 1 million additional hectares to cereals

Morocco is set to enhance its food sovereignty by making available an additional million hectares dedicated to cereals, agriculture minister Mohamed Sadiki said. Morocco imports between 3 and 5 million tons of soft wheat depending on its own drought-affected output. This year, Morocco had a below average cereals harvest and is expected to import up […]

Libya: Tangiers Forum Calls for Emergency Meeting in Makkah

A Forum held last week in the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers called all stakeholders in the Libyan crisis to hold an emergency meeting in Makkah, under the aegis of the Saudi King, to launch an inclusive national reconciliation process, as was done with Lebanon in 1989. Saudi Arabia had then hosted a Lebanese reconciliation […]

U.S. suspends aid to Gabon in wake of August 30 coup, commits to support transition to democratic civilian governance

The U.S. State Department announced the suspension of foreign assistance to Gabon in reaction to the military takeover which took place on August 30 with the removal of longtime leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, but reaffirmed commitment to support the central African country in conducting a timely and durable transition to democratic civilian governance. “The United […]