Algeria 2024 — GA Speeches

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and prayers and peace upon His truthful Prophet.

Thank you, Mr. President. We gather once more within our universal Organization, and our world is passing through a juncture of utmost precision, sensitivity and danger:

A juncture marked by the accumulation of disputes, crises and wars, the widening gulf of developmental disparities between North and South, and the intensifying severity of climate change and environmental hazards of all their kinds and forms;
A juncture that reveals the scale of the failure that has befallen the collective security system amid the tendency to resolve disputes by force, excessive and selective recourse to one-sided punitive measures, laxity in fulfilling contracted commitments, contempt for international legitimacy, as well as the worsening phenomenon of polarization and what it entails of the marginalization of the Security Council's role and of the erosion afflicting multilateral international action in its entirety;
And finally, and not least, a juncture that places at stake the entire system of international relations, by virtue of what it is founded upon of rules and principles that were consecrated by the Charter of the United Nations, and by virtue of what its mechanisms and structures rely upon that were established in service of what connects our countries in shared aspirations and ambitions.

From this standpoint, an anticipation of the eighth decade of the life of the United Nations Organization must be an opportunity to renew our adherence to what unites us of an international order built on the rule of law, not on the rule of force, and on the force of law, not on the logic of force. We are today in dire need of restoring our commitment to and integration with the Charter of the United Nations and with the rules of international law, which we are all equal before and which it is our duty to respect and abide by.
What is happening in Gaza — a continuous collective war of extermination for nearly a full year — and what is happening from the extension of this war to the West Bank recently, and to Lebanon now, and what is happening across the region as a whole from a multi-faceted Israeli escalation — none of this would have been possible had the international community taken a firm stance in due time, imposing on the Israeli occupation what has been imposed on others in the way of punitive measures and deterrent procedures that our Organization's Charter enshrines in its Chapter Seven.
It would be more fitting for the international community today to hasten to put an end to the hell imposed on the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, and to check the greed of the Israeli occupier and its desire to drag the Middle East region into a vortex of crises, conflicts, and endless, interminable wars. The international community must also be mindful that it stands before a decisive and pivotal stage in the history of the Palestinian cause:

A stage that does not accept a return to what preceded it;
A stage that does not tolerate procrastination or dragging feet in support of the movement toward establishing the independent Palestinian state, and toward a just, lasting and final settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
A stage that does not accept hesitation, retreat, or reneging on support for the Palestinian national project.

From this podium, in its previous session, the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, appealed to our universal Organization to hasten to accept full membership for the State of Palestine. That was under circumstances less turbulent, less crisis-ridden and less tragic in the occupied Palestinian territories and the rest of the Palestinian neighborhood.
As for today, the Palestinian cause is passing through the darkest of its historical stages, absolutely, as this trend has become imposed by itself with all inevitability, urgency and haste. Full membership for the State of Palestine in our Organization remains a decisive step toward preserving the two-state solution, toward confronting what the Israeli occupation deems a means to its failure but is in fact aimed at aborting it altogether, and toward safeguarding the fundamentals for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict and the elements of security and stability in the region.
As for developments in its regional neighborhood, Algeria's conviction remains firm that confronting the complex challenges facing the countries and peoples of the region requires international support and global solidarity to relieve the various burdens that seek to drag the entirety of our African affiliation's space into crisis.
This applies entirely to the Sahel-Saharan region, which is experiencing fragile conditions as a result of what the countries of this space suffer from the worsening of political unrest, the compounding of terrorist dangers, the spread of the severity of poverty and the absence of prospects for sustainable development, in addition to the exacerbation of the phenomenon of climate change.
In the face of these conditions, Algeria renews its absolute solidarity with all the countries and peoples of the Sahel-Saharan region, affirming its firm conviction that their security, stability and prosperity are an inseparable part of the security and stability of its neighborhood and of the space of its African affiliation.
A representative of one state recently dared, in this very space, to utter words about my country that are unbefitting of such a venerable position, and it would not be right for our response to match the vulgar and base impulsiveness of that verbal outburst. Such shabby, ill-mannered language will find no response from my country except in a polite and refined language, one that reflects the sincerity of its loyalty and dedication to what unites the peoples and nations of the region in deeply rooted, unshakeable bonds — bonds not affected nor shaken by passing circumstantial factors, however base they may be, and however base those who hide behind the meanness of their cleverness.
My country has a firm will, an outstretched hand, and an open heart, whenever circumstances call for cooperating with all our brothers to build a coastal edifice that enjoys security, safety, tranquility and prosperity.
And in that same space, my country looks forward to the final decolonization of Western Sahara, by finally turning the page on a chapter that, regrettably, still remains open on the land of Western Sahara. To the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his Personal Envoy goes all our support and backing, matching their efforts aimed at enabling the two parties to the dispute — the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front — to resume the path of direct negotiations with the aim of reaching a political solution that guarantees the Sahrawi people the exercise of their inalienable right to self-determination and to decide their own destiny.
To whoever bets on entrenching the colonial reality by buying time, falsifying the compelling facts, and intensifying deceptive maneuvers to divert attention from what is firmly established and clear, we affirm our certainty that the phenomenon of colonialism — however long its demise takes or has been delayed — and that the legitimate and just rights of the Sahrawi people, will find their way to being enforced, sooner or later.
As for the neighboring country of Libya, Algeria affirms the inevitable need to hasten in addressing the scourge of foreign interference which harms the standing of this brotherly country and feeds confrontations and conflicts among its sons. Only then can our Libyan brothers meet around common ground that facilitates achieving the goals of national reconciliation and facilitates the move toward organizing free, fair and transparent elections — all in service of the loftiest purpose we hope for and yearn toward from the depths of our conscience: the unification of Libya — a people, a land, a homeland, and government and institutions.
On the continental level, Algeria continues its efforts and endeavors aimed at providing a qualitative contribution to comprehensive African action, in light of the priorities it has decisively and categorically set on its continental agenda:

Africa looks, first, to activating homegrown African solutions to extinguish the flames of conflicts and resolve the various crises and disputes suffered by the countries and peoples of the continent;
Africa looks, second, to securing the stakes of economic development and joining the ranks of the notable revolutions currently underway in the fields of artificial intelligence, digitization, and renewable energy;
Africa looks, third, to advancing its strategic priorities that lie at the heart of reforming international financial, monetary and banking institutions, in order to improve African representation within them, address the structural burden of global debt, and secure adequate international financing befitting the requirements of development at the continental level;
Africa looks, fourth and finally, to correcting the historical injustice imposed upon it within the Security Council, and to enabling it to occupy its rightful place within this central international body, as an extension of its recent accession as a permanent member of the Group of Twenty.

With the same degree of commitment it pursues at the continental level, Algeria continues its efforts and endeavors aimed at establishing a balanced, mutually beneficial and purposeful partnership in its Mediterranean neighborhood, and with the European Union in particular and specifically:

A partnership we want that is governed by the principle of balancing the interests of the two parties on an equal footing;
A partnership we want that gives equal consideration to the concerns of both parties;
A partnership we want that places at the top of its priorities accompanying and supporting the efforts of economic development in our country without any restrictions, conditions, or obstacles.

Algeria today is taking firm and deliberate steps along the sound path laid down by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to strengthen the political and institutional stability of the country, to build a strong and diversified national economy that ends the dependency of the hydrocarbons sector, and to reinforce the social character of the Algerian state as a firm principle and as a firmly rooted legacy of our liberation revolution's heritage.
This approach has already borne its first fruits by consolidating the security and stability of the country and entrenching its democratic paths, particularly during the recent presidential elections, as well as by laying the foundations of a complete and comprehensive economic renaissance — a renaissance that restored the national economy's standing among the strongest economies on the African continent, among the top three, and opened wide the door to opportunities for cooperation and mutually beneficial partnership for all parties involved.
In light of these achievements, Algeria works to strengthen its relations with all brotherly, friendly and partner countries within the spaces of its affiliations and beyond them. My country also aspires to continue working closely with all member states of our international Organization, with whom we share the same commitment and who share our keenness on upholding the principles and values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
Despite the difficulty and danger of the situation our world is passing through today, which weakens even the strongest of wills and disheartens the most steadfast of resolve, we have great confidence that hope remains standing and that ambition remains within reach. For from the very core of crises are opportunities born; from the womb of suffering are resolves sharpened; and from the heart of hardships does the light of hope shine forth tomorrow. We hope, from the depths of our hearts, that it will be better for both the current generations and the generations to come.
Thank you, Mr. President.