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The United Nations Secretary General said he remains confident that a political solution to the Sahara dispute is possible. “I remain convinced that a solution to the Western Sahara issue is possible,” Antonio Guterres said in his draft report on the Sahara to be debated by the UN Security Council members, who are expected to […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres presented a new report on the Sahara in which he didn’t shy away from pinning responsibility on the polisario for hindering the peace process through its obstructing the mission of the UN mission in the region, the MINURSO. The UN chief called on the Polisario to comply with its commitments […]
Morocco, a staunch advocate of Africa’s socio-economic development, has called, Wednesday in New York, for the setting up of a fund to support the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the continent. The call was launched by Head of the Moroccan government, Saâd Dine El Otmani, at the high-level political forum on sustainable […]
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told delegates at the UN general Assembly that West Africa and international powers are failing to tackle the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the Sahel region. “Let’s be clear, we are losing ground in the face of violence,” Guterres told a high-level panel on the sidelines […]
Head of Morocco’s Govt Saad-Eddine El Othmani said on Tuesday in New York, that his country is working earnestly to find a lasting political solution to the Sahara regional dispute, but made it clear that the Kingdom’s total sovereignty over its southern provinces is absolutely non-negotiable. Addressing the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, […]
France is set to chair a mini-summit Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss a political solution to the Libyan crisis, which worsened following a surprise push by east-based rebel commander Khalifa Haftar to seize capital Tripoli from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. France’s top diplomat Jean-Yves […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has decided to deploy an electronic system in the Tindouf camps to monitor the international humanitarian aid and prevent its embezzlement by the Polisario in connivance with some Algerian officials. The move is the first of its kind made by the United Nations to combat the misappropriation and diversion of […]
Burundi, Comoros and Gambia have expressed support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty in the Sahara at a UN meeting saying that the Moroccan autonomy proposal to settle the Sahara issue represents a win-win solution. “The delegation of Burundi considers that Morocco’s autonomy initiative stands as a compromise solution in conformity with international law, […]
The United Nations Human Rights office Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to conduct an independent investigation into the death of ex-President Mohamed Morsi who died Monday during a hearing in a court. Egyptian authorities buried Morsi Tuesday at the government’s cemetery in the Nasr City district, under tight security and behind closed doors. The former leader […]
An attack on an ambulance in Tripoli on Wednesday that has critically injured the head of emergency services in Libya’s war-torn capital, along with two paramedics, has been strongly condemned by UN humanitarians as an abhorrent attack. Health workers and civilians have not been spared in heavy clashes that erupted in early April between the […]