 The Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, appeared miserable during a debate in the UN Security Council on women’s participation in international peace and security, by repeating his country’s lies about the Moroccan Sahara issue.
In response to these false statements made by the Algerian minister during this discussion that took place on Wednesday in New York, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar El Kadri, confirmed that the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the only one that touched on the Moroccan Sahara among the 100 member states and many High-level UN officials and civil society representatives who intervened during this session.
The Moroccan diplomat explained that the Algerian minister “proved once again, if there was a need to confirm this, that Algeria is the main party in the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, which it created and maintains,” adding that the Algerian official “thought it was appropriate to refer to the Moroccan Sahara.” in misleading terms that reflect the hatred that this country has for its neighbor, Morocco."
In the same context, Mr. Al-Qadiri stressed that Moroccan women in the Moroccan Sahara, unlike Algerian women, enjoy full civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and affirm their Moroccanness daily, through their participation in elections, through their election, the management of local affairs in the Moroccan Sahara, and participation on an equal footing with men, in the political empowerment and socio-economic and cultural development of the southern regions of the Kingdom.
The Moroccan diplomat added, "Unfortunately, this is not the case for Algerian women, who are subjected to the worst violations of all their rights. They are prevented from demonstrating and protesting against these violations, and are forced to remain silent. Otherwise, they are forced to forcibly leave the country or even go into exile," noting the fate of the women of the “Brave Movement” who were arbitrarily arrested, and were and are still being subjected to the worst violations for one reason: they demand a better present and future for themselves and their children.”
He also denounced the conditions of "brave Kabylie women, who are imprisoned for the simple reason of demanding their inalienable right to self-determination, and are subjected to oppression and prevented from wearing their traditional dress that represents their centuries-old Kabylie culture and identity."
On the other hand, Mr. Al-Qadri highlighted Morocco’s firm commitment to moving forward with the implementation of the United Nations “Women, Peace and Security” agenda, recalling the national action plan that falls within the framework of the commitment of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to promote gender equality as a basis for a just, democratic and egalitarian society.
He explained that “Morocco does not consider its National Action Plan - Women, Peace and Security Agenda as a mere formal exercise, but on the contrary, as a tangible evidence of Morocco’s commitment to achieving equality between men and women, as well as its conviction that the Women, Peace and Security Agenda is an essential element” in maintaining international peace and security"
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