Morocco
A combined view of Morocco's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Morocco's General Assembly rhetoric has remained consistently multilateralist over the tracked decade, though with notable internal shifts in emphasis and tone. From 2006 to 2009, speeches prioritized UN institutions and mechanisms with measured formality; by 2011–2012, Morocco intensified self-promotion of its regional initiatives and Security Council ambitions while multilateralist scores declined slightly. A striking departure emerged in 2023, when an earthquake-focused address reduced multilateral rhetoric (58/100) in favor of concrete domestic detail (74/100), marking the most inward-looking speech in the series. Recent addresses (2022–2024) have reverted to diplomatic formality and calls for reformed multilateralism, though 2024 notably scored low on self-accountability (38/100), suggesting rhetorical appeals to collective action rather than Morocco committing to specific new measures.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Low | Medium | High |
| 2007 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2008 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2012 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2021 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2022 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2023 | Medium | Medium | High | High |
| 2024 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Morocco demonstrates robust commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, having ratified 15 of 16 tracked environmental treaties and all five core human rights conventions, alongside three trade governance instruments. The country has notably abstained from three arms-control treaties (Arms Trade Treaty, Mine Ban Treaty, and Nuclear Weapons Prohibition), consistent with its strategic positioning in a sensitive regional context. Only two treaties remain unsigned beyond ratification (Minamata Convention and Rome Statute), indicating selective rather than categorical hesitation toward international legal obligation.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyNo action
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionNo action
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercurySigned, not ratified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Morocco aligns with General Assembly consensus in the vast majority of votes (4,910 yes out of 5,530 total), but shows a distinct pattern of dissent centered on decolonization resolutions, particularly those concerning non-self-governing territories. Between 2015 and 2018, Morocco consistently voted against resolutions implementing the Declaration on Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples despite overwhelming majorities (94–97% in favor), a pattern likely reflecting its long-standing position on Western Sahara and regional sovereignty disputes. This constitutes a principled and sustained minority stance rather than erratic voting behavior.
Notable dissents from consensus
Situation of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1989-12-15 · voted N · 98% voted yes
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2015-12-23 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2016-12-06 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2017-12-07 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2018-12-07 · voted N · 94% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.710 (High), ranked #120 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023