First, allow me to express, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco, my warmest gratitude to the delegation of the Republic of Mauritius and to you, Mr. President, for taking the highly appreciated initiative of holding an open meeting of the Security Council at the ministerial level t…
Despite the lateness of the hour, Sir, I cannot deprive myself of the pleasure of telling you how pleased the Moroccan delegation is to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council for the month of December. This is surely the crowning event of a two- year membership of the Council in the…
I wish at the outset, on behalf of the Moroccan delegation, to congratulate the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on his most useful report (A/56/371) on follow-up measures to implement the recommendations contained in his report (A/52/871) on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable pea…
I should like, first, on behalf of the Moroccan delegation, to express our gratitude and congratulations to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on his very detailed report, the road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. We finally have a document that we rea…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo, on behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco, on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session and to offer him our full support as he carries out his important task. I also take this opportunity to thank and congratulate…
I should like, on behalf of the kingdom of Morocco, to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan; his
Personal Representative, Mr. Giandomenico Picco; the Group of Eminent Persons; and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for their tireless efforts to prom…
We wanted to contribute to the collective reflection on development in Africa by taking part in this discussion on the final review and appraisal of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF). Like other speakers, I would like to stress …
First, the Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its unambiguous and firm position in condemning without reservation terrorism in all its forms and regardless of its origin or perpetrators.
It is true that the United Nations has been debating the issue of terrorism for thirty years. This question has been …
At the outset, Sir, the Moroccan delegation expresses its pleasure at seeing you presiding over the work of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, whose opening was unfortunately tarnished by the unconscionable terrorist acts that destroyed thousands of families, especially in our host cit…
Before participating in this important debate on economic cooperation, the Moroccan delegation would like to state that in the tragic circumstances, which affect the host city of New York and the United States of America, we Moroccans, as does the entire international community, wholeheartedly expre…
The report of the Secretary-General on the prevention of armed conflict dated 7 June 2001 (A/55/985) is of crucial importance to the credibility and future of our Organization.
Indeed, in his report, Mr. Kofi Annan reminds us that, at the beginning of this new millennium, the essential objective an…
I take the floor just to draw attention to the fact that the Kingdom of Morocco
has co-sponsored the draft resolution. Unfortunately, we did not hear the name of Morocco among the names of the countries that have just been listed.
I have the honour to present for consideration the following reports of the Second Committee on the agenda items allocated to it by the Assembly at its current session.
Under item 12 of the agenda, entitled “Report of the Economic and Social Council”, the Second Committee recommends the adoption of…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you very warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. The Moroccan delegation will spare no effort in giving you every support to ensure the success of your work. I would also like to thank your predecesso…
I wish to begin by saying that I greatly regret having to take the floor following the statement made by the representative of Algeria because I wished to provide a number of clarifications and respond to some of the things said.
The so-called Western Sahara is an integral part of Moroccan territor…
We are aware that the Assembly long ago decided that delegations should as far as possible explain their vote only once, either in plenary meeting or in Committee. But as another delegation has already explained its vote in both forums, my delegation too wishes to do so, with apologies to the Assemb…
I have the honour to refer to document A/54/585/Add.2, particularly with respect to section II on the consideration of draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.72. I had informed the Secretariat at the appropriate time that if my delegation been present during the voting in the Second Committee, it would have vo…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the sisterly country of Namibia on your election to chair
I would also like to express appreciation and gratitude to your predecessor, Mr. Didier Opertti, Foreign Minister of the friendly country of Uruguay, for his excellent conduc…
The Moroccan delegation was greatly moved as it listened to the feeling homage paid to the late sovereign, His Majesty King Hassan II, by the international community that this Assembly represents.
The observation of a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of His Majesty King Hassan II — may Go…
Today we are commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which may be regarded as one of the great achievements of the United Nations. It is an opportunity for us to consider humankind’s achievements in terms of securing the dignity of the human individual an…
