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00:19This 12th of June marks the World Day Against Child Labour. In Morocco, mobilisation against this phenomenon continues to bear fruit.
00:29The Kingdom has managed to reduce the number of child labourers by 94% in the last 20 years. We will talk about this in a moment.
00:38In France, 18 days separate us from the anticipated legislations. No time to lose for Emmanuel Macron.
00:46During a press conference today, the French President unveiled his battle plan to counter the far-right.
00:55Senegal holds its first barrel of oil after several years of delay.
01:00In Qatar, the Australian company Woodside announced this week that it has started the exploitation of the offshore deposit of Saint-Gomar located off the coast of Dakar.
01:10We will also talk about this in this edition.
01:15We will start this edition with this new release from Omar Hilal, the permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations.
01:23He spoke yesterday in front of the 24 Committee. For him, Algeria, the main regional party on the Moroccan Sahara, must face the evidence of the fiasco of his separatist project.
01:38Let's listen to him.
01:40To conclude, Madam President, I would like to call on the neighbouring Algeria to draw lessons from the devastating failure of its separatist project in the Moroccan Sahara.
01:48Instead of reciting its speech on its so-called defence of self-determination and calling for a pseudo-neutrality to which it is the only one to believe,
01:57Algeria will do better to accept the following three moving evidences.
02:01The Sahara has always been and will always remain Moroccan.
02:04Second, the Moroccan initiative for autonomy is the only and unique solution to this difference in the framework of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
02:12Third, Morocco will continue with determination the development strategy of its southern provinces which are about to become a regional and continental hub.
02:22Today, Algeria faces a choice.
02:23The choice to join a peaceful and respectful approach to the principle of good neighbourliness and peaceful settlement of differences
02:31or to sink into the costly fiasco of its polisarian agenda at the cost of billions of dollars and at the expense of the well-being of the Algerian people
02:40which is in line to obtain the most basic gifts.
02:43My Algerian brother, the Sahara, is not displeased. It has been decolonised since its return to the motherland.
02:51Another intervention before the C24, that of the ambassador of the Commons to the United Nations, Ismael Shantfi.
02:57Congratulations on the dynamic of economic development of the southern provinces. Let's listen to him together.
03:03We support without reserve the Moroccan initiative for autonomy because it is in line with international law,
03:09with the United Nations Charter, with the successive resolution of the United Nations Security Council, with the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly.
03:15We also support it because it is seriously and credibly qualified by the United Nations Security Council
03:21in its successive and relevant resolutions since 2007 and because it is the compromise solution to this regional difference.
03:30My country, which opened the first consulate-general on December 1, 2019, is delighted to see the growing number of consulates-generals
03:37from Arab and African countries, from America and Asia, and the growing number of regional organisations coming to settle in Laune and Dakhla.
03:47In this space, both Mediterranean, Atlantic and African, this growing interest in the region contributes not only to strengthen economic and social opportunities,
03:56but also represents a major asset to make the Moroccan Sahara a real hub for development and reunion.
04:03Indeed, the Moroccan Sahara already benefits from investments and projects implemented in the framework of the Moroccan Sahara Development Model,
04:11launched in 2015 by His Majesty's Government, King Mohammed VI, whom God assists.
04:16This program, which will soon enter its 10th year, has greatly contributed to the autonomy of populations
04:23and to the improvement of human development indexes in the Moroccan Sahara.
04:26The EU congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco on its commendable achievements in the field of human rights,
04:32as highlighted and saluted by the UN Security Council Resolutions.
04:36These resolutions note, in effect, the strengthening of the role of the Regional Commission of the National Council on Human Rights in Laune and Dakhla.
04:43These resolutions strongly appreciate bilateral cooperation with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Treaties and the procedures of the Council on Human Rights.
04:52Regarding the stability of the region, my country highly salutes the respect for the Kingdom of Morocco,
04:58of the ceasefire and calls on other parties to do the same,
05:02notably by lifting the restrictions preventing the movement of the Minusso movement and the implementation of its mandate.
05:09Reiterating the support of his country to the initiative of autonomy,
05:13the representative of Gabon, Michel-Xavier Biang,
05:18called for the rapid resumption of the round-table process in accordance with Resolution 2703.
05:25Gabon salutes the efforts of Mr. Staffan de Mistura,
05:28personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General,
05:32aiming to facilitate the relaunch of the political process under the exclusive auspices of the UN Secretary-General,
05:38notably his visits to Rabat, Algiers and Nouakchott.
05:40We call for the rapid resumption of the round-table process
05:44in accordance with the same format and with the same four participations,
05:47namely Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario,
05:50in accordance with Resolution 2703 of the Security Council.
05:54We also encourage Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario
05:59to remain engaged throughout the political process
06:02in order to reach a realistic, pragmatic, sustainable political solution
06:05and compromise with the different regional countries on the Moroccan Sahara,
06:09as requested by the Security Council.
06:11We naturally support the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative,
06:14which has been seriously and credibly qualified by the Security Council
06:17in its successive resolutions since 2007.
06:20This initiative is the compromise solution to these different regional countries.
06:24It is in accordance with international law,
06:26the UN Charter and the Resolution of the Security Council and the General Assembly.
06:31My country congratulates itself on the strengthened international dynamic
06:34in support of the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative,
06:37with more than 107 countries having expressed their support for this initiative.
06:41Gabon denounces the violations of the Polisario,
06:43which not only deprive the populations of the Tindouf camps of their rights,
06:46but also detours the humanitarian assistance
06:48that is intended for them by the international community
06:50for the personal enrichment of its members and for the acquisition of weapons,
06:53as witnessed by several reports in the latest revelations of the World Food Programme,
06:57including its report of January entitled
07:00« Successful report on the evaluation of the strategic plan provided for Algeria 2019-2022 »
07:04and the report of the European Office for Anti-Fraud 2015.
07:08This Wednesday marks the World Day
07:12to fight child labor,
07:14the opportunity to alert on this phenomenon
07:16that affects 160 million children around the world.
07:19In Morocco, the mobilization against this scourge continues to bear fruit.
07:23The Kingdom, which has managed to reduce
07:24the number of child laborers by 94%
07:27in the last 20 years,
07:30has advanced figures.
07:32Today in Geneva,
07:34Minister of Economic Inclusion,
07:36Minister of Small Business, Employment and Competencies
07:39was at the 112th International Labour Conference.
07:46And to learn a little more about these good figures in Morocco
07:50in terms of the fight against child labor,
07:51let's listen to the report of Abel Moula Boukhes,
07:54Kamal Rounaïm and Suheil Jalil.
07:57Strong drop in child labor in Morocco.
08:01In 2023, among the 7,775,000 children aged 7 to 17,
08:07110,000 children were engaged in economic activity,
08:10which represents 1.4% of this age group.
08:14This share is 2.8% in rural areas
08:17with 88,000 children
08:18and 0.5% in urban areas,
08:21that is 22,000 children.
08:26A lot of work has been done in the legislative framework
08:29to see these figures go down
08:31and also to adjust national objectives to this noble cause.
08:34A lot of state work has been done to significantly reduce these figures.
08:39The Kingdom is working today
08:41to reduce the scourge of poverty,
08:43especially in rural areas,
08:44which means that the majority of these children
08:47are left out of this environment.
08:5185.6% of children at work are male,
08:5591.5% are between 15 and 17 years old
08:59and 79.9% live in rural areas.
09:02In addition, 8.6% of them are still in school,
09:0589.1% have left school
09:08and 2.3% have never attended school.
09:15The National Labor Code prohibits the work of children,
09:18especially in Article 143.
09:20The majority of children concerned are 15 years old.
09:23This is unacceptable.
09:25These children must be on the school benches to study
09:28and thus become productive citizens.
09:30If we make children work at this age,
09:32we will not be able to produce generations of good citizens.
09:35The National Labor Code prohibits the work of children,
09:38especially in Article 143.
09:40The majority of children concerned are 15 years old.
09:42The National Labor Code prohibits the work of children,
09:45especially in Article 143.
09:47Let us remind you that Morocco is a signatory
09:50to several conventions of the International Labour Organization
09:53for the minimum wage and the worst forms of child labour.
09:57Moreover, it collaborates closely with the organization
10:00in the context of a series of programmes
10:02aimed at fighting child labour.
10:04We can say that the Feast Kingdom,
10:06the universal rules in the field of fighting
10:08a phenomenon with negative effects
10:09on the fundamental rights of the younger generations
10:13in the perspective of the total elimination of this practice.
10:18Israeli strikes have targeted several sectors of the Gaza Strip
10:24in a context where a UN commission of inquiry
10:28judges Israel responsible for crimes against humanity.
10:31Hamas and other Palestinian factions are accused of war crimes.
10:35This is the case when the United States
10:38works with other mediating countries
10:40to reach an agreement to cease fire
10:43after the response of Hamas,
10:45whose requests are not all feasible,
10:48according to the head of American diplomacy,
10:51Anthony Blinken,
10:53who has just completed his tour in the Middle East.
10:56The war in Gaza also led to a flurry of violence
10:59on the northern border of Israel with Lebanon,
11:01where exchanges of fire are daily
11:04between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah.
11:07Today, around 163 missiles have been fired
11:12from Lebanon on Israel,
11:14shots claimed by the Hezbollah
11:17in response to the assassination of a commander of its armed branch.
11:23In France, we are at J-18,
11:26anticipatory legislation,
11:28no time to lose for Emmanuel Macron,
11:31during his press conference.
11:34Today, the French president unveiled his battle plan
11:38to try to get a clear majority
11:42for the rest of his quinquennat
11:45and also against the far-right
11:48at the gates of the Elysée.
11:50Together, we listen to him.
11:52There is coherence in all the forces of the governmental majority today.
11:55We have the same vision of the country,
11:58of its diplomacy.
11:59France, the power of peace and balance,
12:02of the relationship with Ukraine,
12:05of the position on the Middle East,
12:08but also of our place in Europe
12:11and the vision we have of Europe.
12:13France, an independent military power,
12:15with, I remind you, two military programming laws
12:18that will have enabled, at the end of the day,
12:20to double the budget of the armies.
12:22And at the far-right,
12:24it is also, in a historical moment of the country,
12:26to have clear patterns and positions
12:29that have been defined,
12:31which have come out of NATO.
12:33This is also a question for some people
12:35of this relationship with diplomacy
12:38and our independence and ambiguity
12:40with regard to Russia.
12:42The fire that occurred today in Kovet
12:44continues to rise.
12:46It is still a temporary fire.
12:48At least 49 people died.
12:50The fire broke out in a building
12:52in the outskirts of Manga,
12:54located in the south of the capital.
12:56About 50 people were injured.
12:58The building had six floors
13:00and was used to house
13:02nearly 200 foreign workers.
13:06Senegal holds its first barrel of oil.
13:09After several years of delay,
13:11the Australian company Woodside
13:13announced this week
13:15that it had started the exploitation
13:17of the offshore deposit of Saint-Gomar,
13:19located off the coast of Dakar.
13:21The production of oil and gas in Senegal
13:23will be intended for export
13:24and domestic consumption.
13:26It will be far from reaching
13:28the levels of global and African giants
13:30such as Nigeria,
13:32but billions of dollars in revenues
13:34are expected,
13:36as well as an accelerated transformation
13:38of the economy.
13:40We are on the phone with
13:42Bashir Chiam,
13:44journalist and public relations specialist.
13:46Bashir Chiam, good evening
13:48and thank you for accepting our invitation.
13:50Good evening, thank you for your invitation too.
13:52Senegal holds its first barrel
13:54of oil.
13:56This is good news, isn't it?
13:58After a few years of waiting,
14:00what will this change
14:02for its economy?
14:04Yes, first of all,
14:06this is very good news,
14:08better late than never,
14:102014-2024, ten years later.
14:12But this is good news
14:14because for any country
14:16that has access to the status
14:18of oil-producing country,
14:20for Senegal,
14:22this is great news
14:24for the Senegalese,
14:26I think also for the Senegalese neighbors
14:28and Senegalese friends.
14:30Now, what is going to change?
14:32Normally, everything.
14:34Normally, everything.
14:36Especially the economy,
14:38the economy of the countries
14:40that is going to change
14:42because the crude oil extracted
14:44from yesterday,
14:46from the first barrel,
14:48shows that it is a product
14:50that is intended for export
14:52to the European and Asian markets,
14:54it is calculated
14:56for the next 30 years,
14:58so by 2050-2054,
15:00Senegal will have to invest
15:02a lot of dollars
15:04in oil revenues.
15:06So this is also
15:08a benefit for the policy
15:10promised by the new
15:12team for business
15:14in Senegal
15:16since April
15:18because the oil revenues
15:20will also allow them
15:22to implement their
15:24policies during the elections.
15:26Also, these revenues
15:28will lighten the country's
15:30energy bill
15:32because it was a hit
15:34for the country's budget.
15:36Justly, Bashir Kiam,
15:38President Bassirou Djamalfaï
15:40campaigned on the promise
15:42to review or renegotiate
15:44the oil and gas agreements
15:46signed under the presidency
15:48of Macky Sall.
15:50Is it possible today
15:52to renegotiate these contracts?
15:54Is it difficult?
15:56Yes, it is very difficult.
15:58It is a contract
16:00that was signed
16:02while he was not there.
16:04He was still in the opposition
16:06but now he is in power
16:08and he promised
16:10what he promised.
16:12It is already a step forward
16:14but nothing guarantees
16:16that he will change
16:18a comma from what was signed.
16:20Certainly not,
16:22I don't think so
16:24but I think
16:26he will be content
16:28with what was promised
16:30by the outgoing team
16:32and see what he can win.
16:34But to renegotiate
16:36in a global way
16:38is an electoral promise.
16:40I think he will keep it.
16:42He will call them
16:44and try to negotiate.
16:46He promised to renegotiate
16:48all the contracts
16:50that were signed
16:51on the natural resources
16:53of the country.
16:55So I think
16:57he has the ease
16:59to say
17:01I will renegotiate
17:03or negotiate.
17:05He can call the investors
17:07but for now
17:09nothing promises
17:11that he will win.
17:13Bachir Thiam,
17:15the smell of oil
17:17often attracts
17:19the demons of destabilization.
17:21We must not
17:23generalize this kind
17:25of information
17:27that was taken up
17:29by the Western media
17:31because the oil
17:33in the US
17:35did not create
17:37a curse
17:39neither in Brazil
17:41nor elsewhere.
17:43Why should it only
17:45happen in Africa?
17:47Because it happened
17:49somewhere
17:51in the Middle East.
17:53Senegal has been waiting
17:55for 10 years
17:57I don't think
17:59they will shoot themselves
18:01to win a barrel
18:03here and there.
18:05I think the management
18:07of this good
18:09that falls from the sky
18:11is a natural good.
18:13I think the principle
18:15that must be put in place
18:17so that everyone
18:19can benefit from it.
18:21The situation
18:23is more and more
18:25dramatic.
18:27The International
18:29Immigration Organization
18:31states that more than
18:3310 million people
18:35have been displaced
18:37because of the
18:39fighting between
18:41the army and
18:43the paramilitary.
18:45It is a quarter
18:47of the population
18:48that is displaced.
18:50Therefore,
18:52we are competing
18:54with hotels
18:56to attract more
18:58customers.
19:00A few days
19:02before Eid,
19:04some families
19:06choose to celebrate
19:08at the hotel
19:10instead of at home.
19:12They take this opportunity
19:14to relax
19:16while preserving
19:18their culture.
19:20Families can bring
19:22their own animal
19:24as a sacrifice
19:26and spend Eid
19:28at home.
19:30We have a strong
19:32demand for customers
19:34who want to spend
19:36Eid in our establishment.
19:38They prefer to enjoy
19:40their day,
19:42change the air
19:44and escape
19:46to the routine.
19:48We encourage
19:50our customers
19:52to spend Eid
19:54in a family atmosphere.
19:56We start the day
19:58with the sacrifice
20:00and then offer
20:02an animated buffet
20:04for the branch.
20:06A full animation
20:08program is planned
20:10throughout the day.
20:12A popular practice
20:14that is not
20:16unanimous.
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