Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
STATEMENT OF THE
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
RIO + 20 CONFERENCE ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1
June 20-22, 2012
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations,
President of the General Assembly of the United Nations,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me tell you how happy I am to participate in this conference on
behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco and to extend my sincere thanks
to the Government and people of the Republic of Brazil, for the warm
welcome and generous hospitality accorded to the Moroccan
delegation.
The convening of this conference on Sustainable Development in Rio
de Janeiro, 20 years after the first Earth Summit, held here,
demonstrates the commitment of the international community to
the principles of the Rio Declaration for Sustainable Development to
ensure sustainable development founded on serving people and
reconciling the requirements of economic and social development on
one hand and the imperative of environment protection on the other
hand, so as to preserve the rights of future generations.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Despite efforts to lay the foundations for sustainable development,
the international community still faces difficulties to respond to the
challenges posed by this critical stage in human history. The Global
economic crisis, spikes in food and energy prices, negative effects of
climate change, biodiversity decline and high levels of poverty and
unemployment, are all problems that will be exacerbated if the
international community failed to take necessary actions to address
them.
Therefore, we are today required to carry out an objective
assessment of the progress to date in order to consolidate the gains
2
and overcome the obstacles that have prevented the implementation
and effectiveness of all decisions of this summit and to renew our
commitment to achieve sustainable development in all its
dimensions – economic, social and environmental.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The world has changed a lot since the Rio Declaration of 1992,
because of the accelerated change of technological development as
well as production and consumption patterns; it has also changed
because of the successive political, economic and social crises that
weakened the ability of the international community to address
global problems and to comply strictly with its commitments towards
sustainable development.
One of the latest illustrations of these crises is what happened in
some parts of the Arab world, which is referred to as the Arab Spring,
that came to express peoples’ rejection to unsustainable patterns of
governance; patterns that were marked, with differences from one
country to another, by political control and economic corruption and
that kept large segments of the population living in extreme
vulnerability.
In this context, the Kingdom of Morocco has been able to achieve
major reforms while keeping stability and continuity, thanks not only
to the climate of openness that prevailed at the coming of the Arab
Spring, but also to the initiatives taken by His Majesty the King
Mohammed VI, which made it possible to approve a new constitution
and organize free and fair elections.
In this context, the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco adopted
a political and economic program based on three pillars and rooted in
sustainable development principles, namely:
- Encouraging investment and facilitating investor’s activities as a
basis for growth and jobs creation.
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- Correcting economic, environmental, regulatory and governance
failures and imbalances.
- According special attention to disadvantaged people to enable
them to restore their human dignity and to integrate them in the
economic cycle.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Since the Rio Conference in 1992, the Kingdom of Morocco initiated
policies that aimed at reconciling gradually the requirements of social
and economic development with the requirements of the
environment protection despite some constraints such as the high
energy prices and the negative effects of climate change on the
economy of our country.
In this context, Morocco aspires to raising the contribution of
renewable energies in electric power generation to 42% by 2020 and
advancing the energy efficiency in a number of economic sectors.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today we need an economic model capable of ensuring
development, improving the human life framework, and promoting
moderation in consumption, balance between generations and
between social groups within the same generation and between rich
and poor countries.
Concerning the environmental governance, the Kingdom of Morocco
has made strategic decisions to move towards a green economy, to
strengthen human development, and to accelerate the programs and
environmental measures in all areas. The Kingdom of Morocco calls
for strengthening homogeneity and convergence within the UN
system to better integrate the three dimensions of sustainable
development. Morocco calls also for an effective implementation of
the commitments made by the Northern countries to assist countries
of the South through additional financial resources and through the
4
transfer of technology in the fields of environment and green
economy.
Mr President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The world should endeavor a special effort to integrate poor
countries into the global economy and our countries should pay
special attention to include disadvantaged groups in the economic
cycle, not only for social reasons, but also for sound economic
reasons to liberate a strong potential of growth for the benefit of all.
From this standpoint, we urge the international community to pay
more attention to fighting poverty and to securing a decent living for
people in different parts of the world and in particular the African
continent where there are more centers of poverty, epidemics and
diseases; a continent that requires an increasing attention from the
international community both to show solidarity and help unlock the
enormous economic potential of this continent.
Finally, I am confident that this conference will contribute to raising
the level of mobilization of the international community on its way to
achieving sustainable development. I want to acknowledge the
efforts that have been carried out by the United Nations to build a
world of solidarity.
Thank you for your attention.
STATEMENT OF THE
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
RIO + 20 CONFERENCE ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1
June 20-22, 2012
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations,
President of the General Assembly of the United Nations,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me tell you how happy I am to participate in this conference on
behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco and to extend my sincere thanks
to the Government and people of the Republic of Brazil, for the warm
welcome and generous hospitality accorded to the Moroccan
delegation.
The convening of this conference on Sustainable Development in Rio
de Janeiro, 20 years after the first Earth Summit, held here,
demonstrates the commitment of the international community to
the principles of the Rio Declaration for Sustainable Development to
ensure sustainable development founded on serving people and
reconciling the requirements of economic and social development on
one hand and the imperative of environment protection on the other
hand, so as to preserve the rights of future generations.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Despite efforts to lay the foundations for sustainable development,
the international community still faces difficulties to respond to the
challenges posed by this critical stage in human history. The Global
economic crisis, spikes in food and energy prices, negative effects of
climate change, biodiversity decline and high levels of poverty and
unemployment, are all problems that will be exacerbated if the
international community failed to take necessary actions to address
them.
Therefore, we are today required to carry out an objective
assessment of the progress to date in order to consolidate the gains
2
and overcome the obstacles that have prevented the implementation
and effectiveness of all decisions of this summit and to renew our
commitment to achieve sustainable development in all its
dimensions – economic, social and environmental.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The world has changed a lot since the Rio Declaration of 1992,
because of the accelerated change of technological development as
well as production and consumption patterns; it has also changed
because of the successive political, economic and social crises that
weakened the ability of the international community to address
global problems and to comply strictly with its commitments towards
sustainable development.
One of the latest illustrations of these crises is what happened in
some parts of the Arab world, which is referred to as the Arab Spring,
that came to express peoples’ rejection to unsustainable patterns of
governance; patterns that were marked, with differences from one
country to another, by political control and economic corruption and
that kept large segments of the population living in extreme
vulnerability.
In this context, the Kingdom of Morocco has been able to achieve
major reforms while keeping stability and continuity, thanks not only
to the climate of openness that prevailed at the coming of the Arab
Spring, but also to the initiatives taken by His Majesty the King
Mohammed VI, which made it possible to approve a new constitution
and organize free and fair elections.
In this context, the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco adopted
a political and economic program based on three pillars and rooted in
sustainable development principles, namely:
- Encouraging investment and facilitating investor’s activities as a
basis for growth and jobs creation.
3
- Correcting economic, environmental, regulatory and governance
failures and imbalances.
- According special attention to disadvantaged people to enable
them to restore their human dignity and to integrate them in the
economic cycle.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Since the Rio Conference in 1992, the Kingdom of Morocco initiated
policies that aimed at reconciling gradually the requirements of social
and economic development with the requirements of the
environment protection despite some constraints such as the high
energy prices and the negative effects of climate change on the
economy of our country.
In this context, Morocco aspires to raising the contribution of
renewable energies in electric power generation to 42% by 2020 and
advancing the energy efficiency in a number of economic sectors.
Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today we need an economic model capable of ensuring
development, improving the human life framework, and promoting
moderation in consumption, balance between generations and
between social groups within the same generation and between rich
and poor countries.
Concerning the environmental governance, the Kingdom of Morocco
has made strategic decisions to move towards a green economy, to
strengthen human development, and to accelerate the programs and
environmental measures in all areas. The Kingdom of Morocco calls
for strengthening homogeneity and convergence within the UN
system to better integrate the three dimensions of sustainable
development. Morocco calls also for an effective implementation of
the commitments made by the Northern countries to assist countries
of the South through additional financial resources and through the
4
transfer of technology in the fields of environment and green
economy.
Mr President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The world should endeavor a special effort to integrate poor
countries into the global economy and our countries should pay
special attention to include disadvantaged groups in the economic
cycle, not only for social reasons, but also for sound economic
reasons to liberate a strong potential of growth for the benefit of all.
From this standpoint, we urge the international community to pay
more attention to fighting poverty and to securing a decent living for
people in different parts of the world and in particular the African
continent where there are more centers of poverty, epidemics and
diseases; a continent that requires an increasing attention from the
international community both to show solidarity and help unlock the
enormous economic potential of this continent.
Finally, I am confident that this conference will contribute to raising
the level of mobilization of the international community on its way to
achieving sustainable development. I want to acknowledge the
efforts that have been carried out by the United Nations to build a
world of solidarity.
Thank you for your attention.
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