An incident disrupted the proceedings of the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, following the expulsion of Nouria Hafsi, president of the Algerian National Union of Women. Hafsi’s provocative comments targeted Morocco, labeling the Monarchy as “colonial.”
Majda Moutchou, representing Morocco’s mission at the UN, responded swiftly to Hafsi’s hostile remarks. She called on the UN police (UNPOL) to intervene and requested the removal of the Algerian representative from the session. Moutchou, a minister plenipotentiary at Morocco’s Permanent Mission to the UN, emphasized the need to halt what she described as hate speech and anti-Moroccan incitement.
Following this, UN police escorted Hafsi out of the meeting room, putting an end to the escalating tensions.
Majda Moutchou, since taking her post, has consistently exposed Algeria’s “destructive” separatist agenda in North Africa during various Security Council debates in New York. Her actions in this latest confrontation highlight Morocco’s firm stance against attempts to undermine its sovereignty.
In a related development, a group of young Sahrawis from Morocco’s southern provinces made a strong case for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara at the same UN session. They underscored the growing international support for Morocco’s claim over the Sahara, as well as for the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom as a definitive solution to this longstanding regional conflict.
