Tuesday, October 8, the Fourth Committee, responsible for special political questions, continued its examination of the points on its agenda relating to the Sahara by hearing petitioners. Opinions were divided between the separatists and their supporters and those supporting the Moroccan autonomy initiative.
Ms. Nouria Hafsi, of the National Union of Algerian Women and Algerian representative, requested the intervention of the UN and the African Union to “brake down” Morocco, accusing it of perpetuating the status quo by imposing the plan of ‘autonomy.
Conversely, Ms. Leila Dahi stressed that Morocco is beginning to reap the fruits of its diplomatic efforts by demonstrating increased firmness in the defense of its territorial integrity. This has led many states to “leave the gray zone” to recognize the Moroccan identity of the Sahara. In addition, some 30 countries have expressed their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity by establishing consulates in the Moroccan Sahara, she noted.
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The “crocodile tears” of the representative of the Polisario Front do not apply to the Sahrawi people, added Mr. Moulay Brahim Chrif, from the Commune of Es-Semara, who welcomed the strong participation of Sahrawi voters in the elections. free and fair elections held in the Moroccan Sahara.
Having experienced exile, Ms. Malla Mint, from the Comunidad Saharaui En Gran Canaria, declared that despite the difficulties, the Polisario Front managed to build “a country in the middle of the desert”, undoubtedly forgetting the child soldiers used by the militiamen in Tindouf and the diversion of fuel and food from the Polisario to the detriment of the people they say they are defending. Just as Haitian immigrants do not eat dogs, the Polisario Front does not eat children, said Ms. Salma Abdelfatah, of the Asociacion Canaria De Mujeres Tejiendo Futuro, before accusing Morocco. These accusations were rejected by the mayor of Dakhla, Mr. Hormatollah Erragheb, who affirmed that the true representatives of the Sahrawi people are those who were elected in complete transparency by the “real population of the Sahara”, the others “only representing ‘themselves “.
During the debates, the Moroccan delegation presented several points of order, believing that certain petitioners had crossed a red line by referring to the institutions and symbols of Morocco.
The Commission held another meeting this Wednesday, October 9, 2024, during which Algeria’s representative to the UN, Nouria Hafsi, was expelled from the meeting of the 4th Commission after making defamatory and hateful remarks. unprecedented towards Morocco and its symbols.
