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Seizing the opportunity of its new status within this UN body, Algeria, under the leadership of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has spared no effort to amplify the voice of Arab and African countries. Algeria has worked to defend joint strategic interests related to several issues within the Security Council's purview.

Making the Palestinian issue an "utmost priority" in the Security Council, in line with firm instructions from President Tebboune, Algeria has initiated multiple efforts. These include convening meetings of the Council throughout the year to achieve a permanent ceasefire in the territory through its diplomatic representation in New York, led by Ambassador Amar Bendjama.

The achievements of Algeria’s mission in the UN include the adoption on March 25 of a Security Council resolution submitted by Algeria. This resolution, backed by the other nine non-permanent members who were involved in its drafting, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the month of Ramadan. It also demanded the lifting of all obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of this enclave, which has been ravaged by conflict since October 2023.

A few weeks later, Algeria requested a Security Council meeting to address concerns over the forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza. "Everyone must understand that Palestinians have no other area than their land. Any forced displacement is a flagrant violation of international law…" Algeria’s representative to the UN has repeatedly conveyed to the international community, with simple but strong words, the misguided approach to occupied Palestine and the region, highlighting the blatant "double standards policy."

Today, Algerian diplomacy continues its efforts in the UN Security Council to ensure that the State of Palestine takes its rightful place as a full and sovereign member of the UN.

"We shall continue to support the Palestinian people in their struggle for the recovery of their legitimate rights," said President Tebboune in his address to the Nation before both houses of Parliament at the Palace of Nations (Club des Pins).

"We stand with Palestine and with all oppressed peoples around the world," he continued.

"Since the beginning of its mandate as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Algeria has been championing the Palestinian cause," President Tebboune noted.

He added, "Algeria will remain alongside Palestine until the establishment of its independent State with Al-Quds as its capital."

The President of the Republic further reaffirmed Algeria’s unwavering position regarding the Western Sahara issue, underscoring that this stance "will not change until the Sahrawi people have exercised their right to self-determination." This position "carries no animosity towards any party or State," he said.

The President of the Republic recalled that the Western Sahara issue is registered at the UN level "as a decolonization issue" and that "its file is submitted to the UN Decolonization Commission."

"The idea of autonomy originated from France, not Morocco. We have known this for decades," President Tebboune added.

He said that the settlement options they propose are "choices between bad and worse, when it is an issue of decolonization and self-determination," reaffirming Algeria’s respect for international legality and international law.[/ecr]