Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has designated October 31 of each year as a new national holiday known as “Aid Al Wahda” (Unity Day), the Royal Office announced in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The decision follows what the statement described as a “historic turning point in the process of the national Cause,” in reference to developments highlighted by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797/2025, which the King discussed in his recent address to the nation.
According to the communiqué, Unity Day will serve as “a unifying national occasion to reaffirm attachment to the Kingdom’s sacred values and its legitimate rights.” On this day each year, the monarch will also grant a royal pardon to a number of inmates.
The Royal Office added that, from now on, the King will deliver official speeches on only two occasions annually — on Throne Day and at the opening of Parliament — while retaining the prerogative to address the nation “at any time and on any occasion His Majesty deems appropriate.”
The celebrations planned for the 50th anniversary of the Green March, one of Morocco’s most symbolic national events, will proceed as scheduled, although the King will not deliver a speech on that occasion.
The introduction of Unity Day adds a new milestone to Morocco’s calendar of national commemorations, underscoring what officials describe as the country’s “enduring commitment to national and territorial unity.”
