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Morocco organized a high-level event on “Harnessing the Power of Sport for Social Inclusion and Migration” on Friday at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Held in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the meeting brought together ministers, senior representatives […]
The Sahara conflict, which has been locked in a stalemate for five-decades due to Algeria’s stubbornness, is finally edging closer to its final stage driven by the growing international recognition of Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the territory under its sovereignty. According to “Africa Intelligence” news platform, the Autonomy plan is on the table of […]
The United Nations has lauded the “generosity” of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, following the dispatch of “significant” additional humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. “We commend the generosity and decision of HM King Mohammed VI to send significant humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the […]
This year, Africa is poised for modest economic growth, with recovery driven by the continent’s major economies, says a new UN report, with the AfDB projecting an annual growth rate of 4.3%, up from 3.7% last year. Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa are expected to spur economic growth on the continent in 2025, according to […]
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the ongoing war between the central government of DR Congo and the M23 rebels in the east could spiral into a regional war. Guterres rang the alarm bell as 178,000 people were forced to displace amid a surge in M23 insurgency in the past two weeks. Tutsi-led M23 is […]
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued stamps on 26 November to commemorate World Sustainable Transport Day featuring six high-speed trains, including Al Boraq operated by Morocco’s national railway company. “Al Boraq”, the first of its kind in Africa, links the industrial hubs of Tangier to Casablanca through Kénitra and Rabat. The train travels at […]
The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction has elected, by acclamation, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, President of the 6th Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction […]
The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Bob Rae, has appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale, to co-chair, with Finland’s Ambassador, Elina Kalkku, the ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to be held on May 7 and 8, 2025. […]
The delusional and autocratic Algerian regime has suffered in New York its worst ever diplomatic setback at the UN Security Council over the Sahara issue. Serving as a non-permanent member at the Security Council for a limited period, the reckless Algerian rulers, who are suffering from delusions of grandeur, thought their country has become a […]
The lunatic Algerian regime has suffered another diplomatic setback at the UN Security Council after the United States and France ditched a proposal submitted by its delegate to UN for extending MINURSO mandate to include human rights monitoring. Algeria uses constantly its non-permanent seat at UN Security Council to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity, derailing UN […]