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00:00Hello everyone, I am delighted to see you again in this great newspaper, Mediamorni.
00:22Here are the headlines.
00:25The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Dama Mayara, as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, co-president of New York,
00:33is in high spirits about the parliamentary support for the efforts to restore confidence in multilateral governance.
00:43The escalation of threats and violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
00:50The international community calls for restraint in the face of the fear of an uprising.
00:58In Sudan, a desperate and invisible situation alerts the High Commissioner for Refugees.
01:05We talk about it in this newspaper.
01:13The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Dama Mayara, as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean,
01:20co-president of New York, is in high spirits about the parliamentary support for the efforts to restore confidence in multilateral governance.
01:30Co-president of the 78th UN General Assembly, Denis Francis,
01:36this meeting was initiated on Saturday by the APM in partnership with the Executive Board of the Counter-Terrorism Committee,
01:43the Security Council and the Permanent Missions of Morocco and Italy with the International Organization in New York.
01:52During this event, Dama Mayara spoke about the engagement of the APM and its members in the Mediterranean and Gulf region
02:02to ensure effective and coordinated action within the framework of global governance.
02:06I invite you to listen to him.
02:09We have gathered here today to highlight once again the key role played by the Parliaments
02:17at the national, regional and global level in the control and implementation of multilateral agreements
02:25and the respect for international law for all UN Member States without exception
02:32and now also the implementation of the objectives of the Pact for the Future
02:38to guarantee equal justice for all and to put in place good governance at all levels
02:47as well as transparent, inclusive, effective and responsible institutions.
02:53In a world characterized by an exponential increase in violence and uncertainty,
03:00as for the future, we as parliamentarians have the task of contributing to the efforts of international institutions
03:07at the forefront of the United Nations to find urgent, effective and sustainable solutions to the common challenges we face.
03:17For this reason, the Moroccan Ambassador to the United Nations, Amar Hilal,
03:21came back on the engagement of Morocco to achieve the objectives of sustainable development.
03:26I invite you to listen to him.
03:33Morocco is immensely proud of the announcement made by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean,
03:39His Excellency Enam Mayara, which consists of the creation of the permanent parliamentary observatory of the Global South
03:45for sustainable development, which will be based in Morocco,
03:49which reflects the active commitment of the Global South in the elaboration and realization of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda.
04:03Israel and the Hezbollah in Lebanon have exchanged two new threats at the end of an escalation of trans-frontal violence.
04:10The international community called for restraint in the face of the fear of an incitement.
04:15The Israeli army has continued its strikes on targets of the Hezbollah in Lebanon,
04:20where the authorities, in fact, are three dead, including two Hezbollah fighters.
04:24The Lebanese movement has announced shots on military sites in northern Israel
04:29in the face of this cluster of violence.
04:31The United States, the main ally of Israel, has exhorted the resurgent to leave Lebanon,
04:37UN Secretary-General António Guterres is worried that Lebanon will become another Gaza
04:45by alluding to the war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.
04:49The European Union and London have called for an immediate ceasefire.
04:57What is the future of the Sudanese people?
05:01Yesterday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in an interview with the France Press agency
05:07described the desperate but invisible situation of millions of displaced people
05:12who are fleeing more and more from the war-torn country since the beginning of the conflict between two generals.
05:23In April 2023, more than 10 million people were driven out of their homes,
05:27but more than 2 million of them left the country, as Filippo Grandi recalls.
05:32What is worrying is that people are starting to move beyond the immediate neighborhood
05:37to try to find further help.
05:39The war has been going on since April 2023.
05:41The army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan,
05:45the paramilitary of the Rapid Support Forces,
05:49of his former adjutant, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglou,
05:54The conflict has caused tens of thousands of deaths despite the immense impact.
05:58The UN High Commissioner for Refugees noted that the conflict in Sudan was largely marginalized,
06:05deploring the shocking lack of interest for the crises in Africa,
06:10from the Sahel to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
06:15The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the United States on Sunday evening
06:25where he presented to his American counterpart Joe Biden and the Congress
06:30the details of his plan to end the Russian invasion of his country.
06:35Zelensky began his stay with a visit to Pennsylvania,
06:40an arms factory that produces 155 mm shells.
06:45In Ukraine, it is making a great deal of consumption compared to the Russian forces.
06:50The Ukrainian head of state must go to New York and Washington
06:54where he will be received by Biden at the White House.
06:58During his visit, the Ukrainian leader also wants to present his plan to the Congress
07:06and the two presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris
07:11and former Republican President Donald Trump.
07:14Zelensky should once again try to convince Joe Biden to authorize Kiev
07:19to strike targets in Russia with long-range Western weapons,
07:24which, according to him, would be likely to change the course of the war.
07:31In Guinea, three years after the military took power,
07:35authorities say they are satisfied with the country's management.
07:40At a press conference, the government spokesman and the president
07:45showed their support for a possible candidacy of the president for the transition to the next elections.
07:52This is a report from our correspondent in Conakry, Idrissa Sissé.
07:58Three years have passed since the National Development and Reconciliation Committee
08:03took power in Guinea.
08:05For the authorities of the transition, concrete actions are being taken to facilitate development.
08:11Under the auspices of a reparative justice, the head of state has ordained
08:16and this has been carried out the damages, the relocation, the relocation as we want,
08:23the victims of the violent deportation of the Kapororai.
08:30The people who have worked and whose right to retirement has been exceeded
08:37have been recalled to take their retirement, to rest.
08:41Retirements have been revalued, people have been admitted to their retirement,
08:45young people have been promoted.
08:48In a competition, the most recent is an example of transparency
08:53that has allowed several of our young people, our citizens, to access public responsibility.
09:00For some time now, the issue of the candidacy for the next presidential election
09:05of President Momadi Doumbouya occupies the center of debate in the country.
09:09The subject is not today the problem of the candidacy of President Doumbouya.
09:16It is the fear of Guinea to have maybe a new government lower than President Doumbouya.
09:23And everything that has been done in three years is starting to take a long time.
09:28It's starting to worry.
09:30Within the political class and the actors of civil society,
09:34opinions remain shared on the possible candidacy of General Doumbouya for the next presidential election.
09:41First, there is the will of the President that counts, that is the first aspect.
09:44Secondly, beyond the will of the President, there is also what we call the popular will today.
09:49We think that the referendary elections or the referendary elections that will come will be really decisive.
09:55Today, we are preparing a new crisis for the Republic of Guinea.
09:59I still hope that he will respect his word,
10:02because it is important to know that if you have a commitment, you must be able to go all the way.
10:08The main project of the new constitution presented by the National Council of Transition
10:13ignores the article 46 of the Transition Charter,
10:17which prohibits President Doumbouya from running for election.
10:23The cultural event Art Explora lands in the old port of Tonger from 20 to 29 September.
10:29Following this stage, the festival and its museum boat will join Rabat for a stopover on October 11th or 17th.
10:36Art Explora offers a rich and varied programming,
10:40including exhibitions, virtual reality, performances, conversations, film projections and concerts.
10:48A cultural odyssey in the Mediterranean.
10:51The theme of this multidisciplinary festival offered by Art Explora,
10:55a free and itinerant cultural festival that will cross the Mediterranean until 2026.
11:01Initiated by the Art Explora Foundation, the festival is deployed on board the catamaran museum boat,
11:07a boat that can accommodate up to 2,000 visitors per day with immersive experiences.
11:12The museum just arrived yesterday in Tonger.
11:14The anchor is thrown here until Sunday, September 29th.
11:17It is a very moving moment.
11:19It is the first visit to the African coasts of the museum boat,
11:22after Malta, Marseille and Venice.
11:25And we are waiting for the enthusiasm that we saw yesterday.
11:28We already saw important crowds coming for the musical programming.
11:32There are events on board the boat and events on land all day until 10 p.m.
11:40Art Explora is an innovative and bold proposal
11:43that challenges the classic formats of presentation and representation of art.
11:47This boat museum with exceptional dimensions of 47 meters long, 18 meters wide
11:52and a mast of 55 meters equipped with sails,
11:55designed by the artist Laure Prouveau,
11:57carries a universal and federative message.
12:01It is a boat where you can discover an immersive experience of sound,
12:04with exhibition pavilions, an exhibition that we co-created with the Louvre Museum.
12:08So we come to discover the works, the masterpieces of the Louvre in a digital way.
12:13Then we have other exhibitions of contemporary art,
12:16a pavilion also with photos, videos, with artists from the Arab world.
12:23We are waiting for you very many.
12:25It will be mixed with a lot of music, dance, conferences, meetings,
12:30with very popular music, Haïta, Amazigh music,
12:35and a much more contemporary dimension, DJ sets, etc.
12:38So it's really a big popular party here on the port of Tangier.
12:43Until the fall of 2026, this festival will visit a total of 20 ports
12:47across 15 countries in the Mediterranean,
12:49a symbol of escape and discovery.
12:51The boat concentrates in it a unique part of adventure and imagination.
12:55Sailing from port to port, a place of excellent exchange,
12:58the catamaran connects worlds, cultures and actors.
13:05And right away, place to the guest of the big newspaper, Media Morning.
13:09Today we are interested in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly,
13:15which is held in New York from September 22 to 27, 2024.
13:19This year, exchanges on the subject do not leave anyone aside,
13:24acting together for peace, sustainable development
13:27and the human dignity of the present and future generations.
13:31And to talk about it, we are live with Mohamed Haïtami,
13:36President and General Director of the Group Le Matin.
13:41Hello Mr. Haïtami and thank you for being with us.
13:47Hello, thank you for inviting me.
13:50So for this 79th session of the General Assembly,
13:57it is announced as a crucial moment for diplomacy and international cooperation.
14:04The event promises to address some of the most urgent world challenges.
14:10What are, in your opinion, the main objectives of this session?
14:16Well, listen, if you look at the schedule of the day,
14:20so these assemblies that start tomorrow and that will continue over the next few days,
14:24there are eight important points.
14:27First, there is the promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development.
14:33We always come back to the climate problem.
14:35The second point is the maintenance of international peace and security,
14:39because we are in a context where there are major conflicts today.
14:43The third, and it is important to note, is the development of Africa.
14:47So Africa is a continent that has all its interests at the level of the General Assemblies.
14:53The fourth is the promotion of human rights,
14:56efficiency and coordination of humanitarian assistance operations,
15:01the promotion of justice and international law,
15:04disarmament and finally the control of drugs and the prevention of crime.
15:08These are the main issues that challenge and concern the international community.
15:15So there will be a number of debates.
15:18And of course, there is a very important subject,
15:21which is the expansion of the Security Council,
15:24since for some time we have been talking about a new seat,
15:29an additional seat in Africa.
15:32And it must be said that it will only be to bring justice to Africa,
15:36since for some time, you know that at the time of the creation of the UN in 1945,
15:43following the Second World War, we said to ourselves, never again.
15:47Since the old Society of Nations had failed to prevent the Second World War,
15:53we said we would create the Security Council,
15:55in which there will be five wise countries,
15:59who have the right to veto and who will ensure international peace,
16:03the five countries we know.
16:05We started with eleven, so six non-permanent countries.
16:10And since that time, until 1965, we have expanded the Security Council to 15 people.
16:18And for almost 71 years, this Security Council has not moved.
16:23And there have been very big protests.
16:26For example, we are talking about unequal representation.
16:30Some countries, big countries, should have their place.
16:33We are talking about India, we are talking about Brazil,
16:39we are also talking about regional equality,
16:41that is to say that many regions, especially Africa, are not represented at all.
16:46And there is also the issue of efficacy and legitimacy.
16:52You know, the Security Council of UN members has gone from 51 to 193.
16:59And the discussions, the first time we started talking was in 1913.
17:06In 1913, several proposals arrived, but they could not see the light of day.
17:11We remember the proposal...
17:13Very well. Mr. Haithami, one of the issues highlighted at the end of the day
17:19is the pact of the future, a text adopted by the UN member states on Sunday.
17:25What is this pact about?
17:30Listen, the world today is facing a number of problems and challenges,
17:39mainly development challenges.
17:43So there is the issue of 2063, sustainable development,
17:50and also the climate challenges.
17:53And the UN is an important actor,
17:58since it is the only actor that brings together all the states of the world,
18:02the future of the world,
18:04trying to bring about these transformations,
18:09I would say, of the economies, to respond to the climate challenges.
18:17The General Assembly elected last June the former Prime Minister of Cameroon.
18:22Philemon Young, as President of the 79th session,
18:30what does this election represent for Africa?
18:35Listen, it is a strong sign to say that Africa has its place within the UN.
18:43The election as President will direct the debates and discussions on the African continent,
18:53which is suffering from a lot of mud,
18:56and the international community will be a very strong signal
19:04to raise awareness towards the African continent and the challenges it faces.
19:12...the Prime Minister of Cameroon.
19:18In any case, it is not Cameroon that is targeted, but it is Africa, of course.
19:21And through this Presidency, it is hoped and expected
19:27that we will really talk about the problems of Africa,
19:32the challenges and also the means for justice to be brought to Africa.
19:39Everyone knows that Africa is not for nothing when it comes to climate issues,
19:45and it is Africa that pays the price.
19:47Today, Africa is a certain number of issues,
19:53especially related to peace and security,
19:55and therefore the community devotes a little more time and resources to it.
20:00You just mentioned the announcement made by the permanent representative
20:06of the United States to the United Nations on September 12,
20:11of the creation of new permanent members' seats at the UN Security Council,
20:16including two reserved for the African continent.
20:19How do you explain this American initiative for the African continent?
20:25Listen, first of all, since 1965, the Security Council has not been reviewed,
20:32and so it was time to correct all these irregularities or injustices.
20:38The second thing is that at the UN level, the reflection dates back to 1993.
20:44There was the proposal of Mr. Kofi Annan,
20:47who had proposed either the addition of a permanent member or the increase of a non-permanent member.
20:54There was also a very interesting initiative in 2013 from France and Mexico,
20:59which proposed to limit the use of veto by permanent members in the event of a mass atrocity.
21:06This is a rather interesting idea that should perhaps be reviewed.
21:11Since 2015, there has been a consensus on negotiations,
21:15and in 2021 a growing support from member states,
21:18and now we are in the phase, I would say, of concretization.
21:22But it will not be easy, because several countries claim to be non-permanent,
21:29beyond the African continent.
21:33But at the level of the African continent, there are several candidates.
21:38I have selected five possible candidates.
21:42Of course, the candidate from France is very likely to be elected.
21:47In any case, he will not be elected, but for a mandate,
21:51that is to say that instead of a single mandate for Africa, we will have two.
21:55There is Morocco, which is a country that has many assets,
22:01especially since it participates in all UN peace missions,
22:05which is at the confluence of the Arab countries of Europe and Africa.
22:13There is also Nigeria, which is the weakest country in Africa.
22:22Precisely, Mr. Haithami, Morocco participates in the debate
22:27on the major diplomatic issues of this 79th session.
22:32Is it also a question of highlighting the sectoral strategies
22:36for the development of the Kingdom?
22:40It is clear, but at the level of access to the Security Council,
22:45we do not yet know how it will happen.
22:48Will it be an election to the General Assembly?
22:51Or will there be a kind of confrontation at the level of the continent,
22:56either in Africa or elsewhere?
23:00So we do not know exactly how it will happen.
23:03But what is certain is that Morocco is very lucky.
23:07There is also Egypt, Ethiopia and Kenya.
23:11These are the five countries that seem to be the most likely to claim
23:16this second permanent seat at the level of the Security Council.
23:28Morocco has a lot of possibilities now.
23:31We will have to run for office, of course.
23:34Morocco has to run for office and convince a number of countries
23:40to be able to access it.
23:42In any case, it is a very good thing,
23:45because sooner or later, when it happens in Tordorol,
23:49we will have more chances to be at the Security Council
23:52than in other African countries in the past.
23:56Mohamed Haithami, thank you for all these details.
24:01I remind you that you are the General Director of the Le Matin group.
24:07I thank you.
24:12This is the end of this edition. Stay with us.
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