The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, commended the exemplary spirit of solidarity that prevailed in Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to support the earthquake victims that struck several regions of the Kingdom. This came in a message read out on his behalf by the High Representative of the UN Alliance […]
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The Sahara was decolonized in 1975, at a time Polisario did not exist, says UN Secretary General
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres affirmed that the Sahara was peacefully decolonized in 1975, when the Polisario was still unknown. Actually, the Polisario is an artefact whose advent came after the decolonization of the Sahara. On the sidelines of a visit to Paris, where he took part last week in the “Climate Summit for a […]
Morocco’s King reaffirms autonomy as only solution to Sahara issue
King Mohammed VI received UN chief Antonion Guterres to whom he reiterated Morocco’s steady position to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara on the basis of the autonomy initiative. Morocco has put forward in 2007 the autonomy initiative under its sovereignty as a win-win solution to the Algeria-fabricated conflict. The talks also raised resolution […]
Guterres: Morocco, champion of inter-faith dialogue & leader in fight against extremism
“Morocco has long been a champion of inter-faith dialogue and a leader in our fight against extremism”, said on Tuesday in Fez UN Chief Antonio Guterres in his opening remarks at the 9th Global Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations. “I would particularly like to thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI for his personal and […]
Sahara: UNSG highlights Spain’s support for Autonomy Plan; commends Morocco’s cooperation with MINURSO
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has highlighted in his latest report to the Security Council on the Sahara issue, Spain’s position that “considers the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007 to be the most serious, credible and realistic basis for resolving” the dispute. In his report, Guterres mentions the letter addressed on March […]
Polisario uses civilians as human shields – UN chief says
UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres mentioned in a recent report that Polisario militiamen used civilians as a human shield during a three-week blockade of a vital road for West African traffic with Morocco. In a report to the UN Security Council on the situation in the Sahara region, Guterres acknowledged that Polisario armed men have […]
Sahara: UN Chief determined to find successor to Horst Köhler
The UN Secretary General is determined to find a new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler who stepped down in May 2019 “for health reasons”. The remarks were made by Spokesperson for the UN chief, Stéphane Dujarric, during his latest daily press briefing, reaffirming that filling such an important post is not […]
Morocco briefs Security Council on latest developments in Guerguarat
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN has briefed the Security Council on the latest developments in the Southern Moroccan border post of Guerguarat and the action carried out by the Moroccan army against the polisario mercenaries’ obstruction of traffic flow with Mauritania. The Moroccan action has ended the obstructions of the polisario militiamen and restored […]
UNSG reaffirms Algeria’s role in Sahara issue, preeminence of Morocco’s autonomy initiative
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has recently submitted a report on the Sahara issue to the UN General Assembly, covering the period from 2011 to 2020, reaffirming Algeria’s role as the main party to the regional dispute, as established by the Security Council, in several of its resolutions, and the preeminence of the Autonomy […]
Morocco supports EU Coronavirus Global Response with €3 million
Morocco, which is one of the 15 partner countries from outside the EU of the Coronavirus Global Response campaign launched by the European Commission, has expressed full support for this global action for universal access to affordable coronavirus vaccination, treatment and testing, and made a contribution of €3 million. President of the European Commission Ursula […]









