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The Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, places humanitarian action at the core of its priorities, president of the National Commission on International Humanitarian Law (CNDIH) Farida El Khamlichi emphasized on Friday in Rabat.
Speaking at the opening of the International Symposium on “Multilateral Humanitarian Action at Crossroads: Challenges and Issues,” El Khamlichi affirmed that, since its independence, the Kingdom has stood out as a major player in peacekeeping and international solidarity, particularly on the African continent.
In this regard, the CNDIH president highlighted Morocco’s ongoing commitment to a fairer and more equitable multilateral humanitarian system, while taking into account the priorities of developing countries.
She noted that these meetings serve to conduct a precise assessment of the obstacles and challenges facing multilateral humanitarian action, as well as to identify the major factors undermining the efficiency of international solidarity, notably the decline in official development assistance, climate and geopolitical crises, and the financial difficulties faced by nongovernmental organizations.
For her part, president of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Amina Bouayach noted that the crisis currently facing international humanitarian action goes beyond a mere lack of financial resources and directly affects the effectiveness of the multilateral system in this area.
In turn, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Kate Forbes emphasized that in the face of the explosion and growing complexity of humanitarian needs worldwide, no single institution can act alone, hence the importance of collective mobilization to effectively address these challenges.
In a speech read on her behalf by IFRC’s Regional Director for the MENA region Cristian Cortez Cardoza, she stated that the future of humanitarian action depends primarily on strengthening trust, dialogue, and respect for fundamental principles, calling for a renewed collective commitment to solidarity and humanity.
Organized by the CNDIH, this symposium brought together institutional leaders, prominent figures active in the field of human rights, and several ambassadors.
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