Statement of Algeria at the UNGA72

General reference: It is imperative that we finally consent to reform our organisation, to put it in a position to assume the missions it was created for, whether that is conflict prevention, promotion of peace, respecting human rights, or applying the right to self-determination.  

Focus country: Algeria is faithful to the cardinal principles of its foreign policy and which are the same as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations: respect for the independence and territorial integrity of States, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for the right to self-determination. Algeria intends to continue to actively assume its role on the basis of these principles and has always privileged political solutions in Syria and Yemen, as well as Mali and Libya.

Focus country: It is up to the Libyans to resolve their differences in an inclusive dialogue under the aegis of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, with the support of neighboring States and thus preserve their independence, their unity and their territorial integrity.

Focus country: My country can only deplore, once again, the inability of the international community to put an end to the occupation of Arab lands by Israel, and to reiterate its full support for the Palestinian people for the realization of its inalienable national rights and the creation of an independent state with El Qods as its capital.

2030 Agenda: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the Addis Ababa Program for Financing of Development, are remarkable achievements that require the mobilization of all means for their implementation. We regard this as a formidable tool for the United Nations development system, that must be used more effectively, most notably in its role in supporting and assisting developing countries with their policies and national efforts.

Women’s rights: I would also like to emphasize, knowing that this theme is rightly dear to the United Nations, that my country has vigorously engaged in the promotion of women's rights and empowerment. The Algerian Constitution was amended in 2016, and its effects are already notable concerning the promotion of women and their empowerment, from rural areas, to local assemblies, to the two chambers of the Parliament and up to the highest level of responsibility of the State, which led Algeria to receive the 2016 Prize awarded by the African Union within the framework of the “decade on Human Rights”, in particular the Rights of Women, and again in 2017 an award for the promotion of women's rights.