L’Associazione Sahara celebra il 50mo anniversario della Marcia Verde organizzando una conferenza internazionale ad Agadir, Regno del Marocco, nei giorni 6 e 7 novembre 2025, sul tema:
“La Questione del Sahara Marocchino: Sfide Attuali e Prospettive Future”
La conferenza internazionale si propone di:
* Analizzare il conflitto artificiale sul Sahara marocchino e mettere in evidenza le sue dimensioni storiche, legali, politiche, mediatiche e di sviluppo.
* Evidenziare il ruolo della diplomazia marocchina e i recenti riconoscimenti internazionali del piano di autonomia del Marocco come opzione diplomatica concreta per sostenere la risoluzione del conflitto.
* Discutere le sfide attuali, comprese lo sviluppo economico e sociale nelle Province Meridionali e le questioni regionali e internazionali legate al Sahara marocchino.
* Analizzare le prospettive future, rafforzare le relazioni internazionali del Marocco e consolidarne la posizione come attore regionale e internazionale.
La conferenza vedrà la partecipazione di una selezionata rete di ricercatori, professori universitari, diplomatici e professionisti dei media dal Marocco e dall’estero, per scambiare competenze e punti di vista sulla questione nazionale e rafforzare le dimensioni mediatiche e diplomatiche dell’evento.
La conferenza si concluderà con la pubblicazione di un volume scientifico internazionale con revisione paritaria contenente i contributi dei partecipanti e raccomandazioni pratiche, insieme al lancio di una rete accademica e mediatica internazionale per promuovere il Sahara marocchino e rafforzarne la visibilità scientifica e mediatica a livello mondiale.
International Conference Briefing Paper:
“The Moroccan Sahara Issue: Current Challenges and Future Prospects”
Occasion: 50th Anniversary of the Green March
City: Agadir, Kingdom of Morocco
Date: November 6–7, 2025
Organizer: Sahara Association
– 1. Introduction:
The Moroccan Sahara issue holds paramount importance at the national, regional, and international levels, as it represents Morocco’s foremost national cause. This international conference, organized on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Green March, aims to highlight the current challenges and future prospects and to discuss the various dimensions of the fabricated conflict over the Moroccan Sahara, including historical, legal, political, media, and developmental aspects.
The conference also seeks to emphasize the role of Moroccan royal diplomacy and the recent international recognitions of the Moroccan autonomy plan while strengthening international and media communication regarding the national cause.
-2. Conference Themes:
The conference will address four main themes:
-2.1 Historical and Legal Dimension:
Reviewing the historical background of the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Analyzing international legal positions and United Nations resolutions on the matter.
– 2.2 Political and Diplomatic Dimension:
The role of Moroccan royal diplomacy in securing international support for the Sahara issue.
Studying the recent international recognitions of Morocco’s autonomy plan.
Evaluating Morocco’s status regionally and internationally as a responsible actor.
– 2.3 Media and Regional Dimension:
Analyzing the role of national and international media in shaping global public opinion.
Promoting Morocco’s positive image through media and diplomatic advocacy.
– 2.4 Developmental and Social Dimension:
Highlighting the new developmental model in the Southern Provinces as a tool to strengthen national unity and socio-economic development.
Studying future challenges and opportunities related to regional development.
– 3. General Objectives of the Conference:
Highlight the fabricated conflict over the Moroccan Sahara and clarify its various dimensions.
Showcase recent international recognitions of Morocco’s autonomy plan as a successful diplomatic option.
Strengthen the media and diplomatic dimension of the national cause internationally.
Enhance academic and intellectual links among researchers, university professors, and media professionals.
Produce practical scientific outcomes, including publishing a peer-reviewed collective book and establishing an international research and media network to advocate for Morocco’s Sahara.
– 4. Participants:
The conference will feature a distinguished group of:
Researchers and university professors from various disciplines and universities inside and outside Morocco.
Diplomats and experts in international relations.
Media professionals from inside Morocco and abroad.
– 5. Expected Outcomes
Publication of a peer-reviewed collective scientific book containing participants’ contributions and practical recommendations.
Establishment of an international research and media network to advocate for the Moroccan Sahara and enhance its scientific and media visibility globally.
Strengthening communication among academic, media, and diplomatic actors on the national issue.
– 6. Working Mechanisms:
Organizing open and specialized scientific sessions for each of the four main themes.
Presenting research papers and scientific interventions by national and international speakers.
Conducting discussion sessions to exchange expertise and perspectives among participants.
Ensuring comprehensive media coverage to disseminate the conference outputs and recommendations.
– 7. Proposed Schedule:
November 6, 2025: Conference opening, introductory session, presentation of papers on the historical and legal dimension.
November 7, 2025: Sessions on political, diplomatic, media, and developmental dimensions; discussions; announcement of outcomes; closing ceremony.
– 8. Contact :
Dr. Hicham El Medraoui – International Conference Coordinator*
Phone: +212 663 010 956
Email: ueps2012@gmail.com
