King Mohammed VI received, Tuesday afternoon, at the Royal Palace of Rabat, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. The two men discussed several topical issues, including the intergovernmental Conference on migration, the situation in the Maghreb region and the African continent, and the Moroccan Sahara. Mr. Guterres expressed to the Sovereign his gratitude for the successful organization, in Morocco, of the Intergovernmental Conference that adopted Monday the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Ordinary Migration, dubbed the “Marrakech Pact”. The UN Chief also underlined the Kingdom’s achievements in human rights and its constructive role in promoting South-South cooperation and in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change, the statement said. The UN Chief arrived in Marrakesh Sunday and opened Monday the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration that was adopted by over 150 countries.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 12, 2018 10:07 UTC