H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale is Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations.

Cultivation of the Argan Tree Can Help Combat Climate Change and Support Sustainable Development

An argan tree in a valley near Tafraoute, Morocco. Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen/Wikimedia Commons
Foliage, flowers and immature fruit. Argania spinosa, near Agadir, Morocco. Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Argan products are produced by traditional way in a unique area of Morocco near Essaouira. Photo by RoubinakiM/Wikimedia Commons
Oil of the argan fruit. Photo: Werner100359/Wikimedia Commons
An Argan tree standing alone in nowhere, Tafraout, Morocco. Photo by F.Benotman/Wikimedia Commons
Omar Hilale

The proclamation of the International Day of Argania by the General Assembly reflects the mobilization of the international community around the important cause of safeguarding and preserving the argan tree. 

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