The Foreign Ministry and the United Nations held a ceremony attended by Moroccan and foreign diplomats, as well as representatives of UN agencies. Morocco joined the organization on November 12, 1956, following a unanimous vote by the UN General Assembly.
Opening the event, Fouad Yazourh, director general of international political affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, described Morocco’s admission to the UN as a founding choice for the country’s diplomacy. It reflected the Kingdom’s determination to help shape an international order based on cooperation between states and the principles of the UN Charter, he said.
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Yazourh said Morocco’s partnership with the UN and its member states had grown stronger since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne. He highlighted South-South cooperation, describing it as the “concrete expression of the three pillars of peace, security and development.”
He also reaffirmed Morocco’s support for a UN capable of reforming itself and meeting the expectations of its member states.
In a video message, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed praised Morocco’s contribution to multilateral dialogue and its commitment to women’s rights. She noted that Morocco holds the presidency of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in 2026, while Moroccan diplomat Omar Zniber chaired the UN Human Rights Council in 2024.
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Mohammed also pointed to two major international events hosted by Marrakech: the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7), which led to the 2001 Marrakech Accords on implementing the Kyoto Protocol, and the intergovernmental conference that adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in December 2018.
Ilaria Carnevali, acting UN resident coordinator in Morocco, highlighted the Kingdom’s contribution to peacekeeping operations and joint initiatives with the UN on sustainable development and climate change. She called for closer cooperation to better support Morocco’s development priorities.
