Morocco, through its Permanent Representative at the United Nations Omar Hilale, was elected as Vice-President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
Morocco was elected to that position alongside Bolivia, Congo, Estonia, Gambia, Iceland, Iran, Malaysia, Netherlands, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Zambia.
Those elected join the five permanent members of the Security Council — China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States — which serve annually as Assembly Vice-Presidents.
The General Assembly elected Dennis Francis, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, as President of the 78th Session, as well as the other Vice-Presidents representing the United Nations’ five zones.
Morocco will assume this stature on behalf of the African Continent from September 2023 to September 2024.
In accordance with the values underlying the very creation of the United Nations, the Kingdom seeks to maintain and consolidate peace, to combat terrorism, violent extremism, and hate speech, and to promote international governance, human rights, and gender equality.