In his latest report to the Security Council on the Moroccan Sahara, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the scope of the major socio-economic development efforts underway in the Southern Provinces for the benefit of local populations.
The Secretary-General mentioned strategic infrastructure projects such as highways, ports, and airports, as well as projects in renewable energy, electricity, education, and health, and other social sectors.
Guterres also referred to the results of the census conducted by the Moroccan authorities in September 2024, which revealed a important increase in the population living in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces, from 450,000 to 600,000 inhabitants, compared to 2014. This significant indicator is indicative of the attractiveness and quality of life in these Moroccan Provinces, which are conducive to the settlement of a larger number of people, as well as the increase in the birth rate.
The UN Secretary-General also highlighted the organization of diplomatic, cultural, and sport events in the Moroccan Sahara, which symbolize the influence that the Southern Provinces enjoy at the national and international levels.
These major references are a continually renewed sign of the Secretary-General’s positive regard for the development efforts initiated by Morocco, in accordance with the Vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, and as enshrined in the new development model for the Southern Provinces.
It is also the UN Secretary-General’s scathing response to the fallacious lies spread by Morocco’s adversaries regarding the alleged exploitation of natural resources, the lack of benefit for the region’s population, and the existence of a so-called war in the Moroccan Sahara.
At the same time, Guterres repeatedly referred to the dramatic situation in the Tindouf camps in Algeria, as well as the poverty and precariousness suffered by the sequestered populations, who remain deprived of their basic rights.
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