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The Algerian regime and its protégé, the Polisario front, were dealt a blow this Thursday at the UN headquarters in New York, when the Security Council adopted a new resolution on the Sahara which shattered the expectations of the opponents of Morocco’s territorial integrity. In its resolution 2654 on the Sahara issue, adopted by 13 […]
The Biden Administration reaffirmed, on Thursday, at the UN Security Council, strong backing to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara, describing the plan as a “serious, credible and realistic” solution to the Sahara regional dispute. “We continue to view Morocco’s autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic solution” said U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis following […]
The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to resolve the regional dispute. The renewal of the MINURSO mandate came in Resolution 2654, adopted Thursday by the UN Security Council. The Security Council […]
Morocco’s pioneering role in resolving the Libyan conflict was highlighted by the UN Security Council during a meeting devoted to recent developments in Libya. UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, together with several Security Council members, welcomed the meeting, held in Rabat last Friday, between Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, Edward Gabriel, on Thursday, called on the UN Security Council to move towards a lasting political solution to the Sahara issue based on the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco. “Morocco submitted in 2007 a proposal that was accredited as serious, credible and realistic by the UN Security Council, which is […]
The UN Security Council is expected to hold a session on Libya this Monday, with the appointment of a new head of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on top of the agenda, Libya Update reports. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last week presented to the members of the Council the new candidate, Abdullah Bitali, to […]
The UN Security Council holds this Wednesday a behind-closed doors meeting on the Sahara. The Council will be briefed by Minurso Chief Alexander Ivanko and UN Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura. It is the first time that de Mistura addresses the Security Council members since his appointment as the Personal Envoy of the […]
Members of the UN Security Council will convene this month for a briefing on the Sahara issue. The Security Council’s monthly forecast for April indicates that both the Special Representative for the Sahara and head of MINURSO, Russian Alexander Ivanko, and the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura will brief the […]
The steadfast efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in support of the Palestinian cause were hailed during the open quarterly debate held Wednesday at the UN Security Council. Speaking on behalf of the Arab Group, the permanent representative of Egypt said the Group highly commends the continued efforts deployed by […]
The Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN Omar Hilale has sent a letter to the President and members of the Security Council in which he exposed the baseless allegations of an agent of the polisario and Algeria, the so-called Saultana Khaya. “Concerning the so-called Saultana Khaya, it is necessary to ask since when do […]