During an open debate held Wednesday under the theme "Leadership for peace: united in respect of the UN Charter, in search of a secure future", the minister said that the international community has been able to make several achievements, on the basis of respect for this Charter, noting however that these achievements remain threatened in the face of the emergence of new multidimensional challenges looming over international peace and security.

"It is illusory to imagine for a single moment, a multilateral action without respect for the Charter of the United Nations, which constitutes the foundation of our common actions and efforts and which is now imposed as a common and collective constitution," he pointed out.

"Faced with what is currently happening in the world, particularly in Gaza, where the number of deaths continues to increase and the situation is bogging down, with a risk of a total unrest in the region, current and future generations have the right to question us, the Member States of the United Nations: What is the purpose of the UN Charter, if it is violated with impunity?", the minister said.

Stressing that the time has come to revisit this Charter in order to bring it into line with the new realities of the world, Mr. Bourita recalled the message sent by HM King Mohammed VI to the UN Millennium Summit in 2000 in which the Sovereign underlined the need to reform the UN Charter by updating some of its obsolete provisions, while preserving the sum of principles of universal scope that presided over the founding of an organization with unique characteristics, which is called upon to play a leading role in the macro-management of global issues.

Noting that international peace and security are strengthened when the preeminence of the United Nations Charter is honoured, the minister stressed the need to respect and implement the sacrosanct principles of this Charter, in particular the sovereignty of States, their territorial integrity and their national unity.

"Respect for the Charter does not mean respect whose geometry varies for certain principles to the detriment of others, or the creation of an affinity group defending the principles of the Charter ‘à la carte’," he underlined, adding that all of these principles must be applied if we hope to guarantee a prosperous and sustainable peace and future for generations to come.

This open debate was organised by Slovenia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of September.