The Kingdom of Morocco has been elected as a member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), for the period 2024-2027, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Resident Abroad.
Morocco’s election, through Abderrahman Tlemçani, to the post of with 153 votes out of 181 member states present and voting, took place on the occasion of the 30th meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, on Thursday in New York.
“This election, the Kingdom’s first, once again attests to the credibility and confidence enjoyed by Morocco’s efforts, under the High Vision of King Mohammed VI, to promote and protect human rights, particularly in the fight against discrimination”, the press release emphasizes.
Morocco has made significant efforts to combat racial discrimination and hate speech at both national and international levels, as demonstrated by the advances made by the 2011 Constitution and the proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of June 18 as the International Day for the Elimination of Hate Speech, This brilliant election consecrates Morocco’s historic presence in almost all the Human Rights Treaty Bodies, testifying to the great credibility of the Kingdom’s action to strengthen the UN architecture.
This new electoral success, in the context of an intense competition, is the fruit of an all-out mobilization of the entire diplomatic apparatus, confirming once again the relevance of the strategy pursued by the Kingdom, in accordance with the High Royal Orientations, to strengthen its presence within international organizations, notes the Ministry.
Abderrahman Tlemçani, the Moroccan expert who was elected to sit on the CERD, is a committed player in civil society, known for his long record in the fight against discrimination and the promotion of a culture of living together, according to the press release.
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, made up of eighteen independent experts, is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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