IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi opened the forum, said an AMSSNuR statement, adding that during five sessions spread over two days, leading experts from around the world highlighted the role of nuclear science in the global fight against cancer in a multidisciplinary, systematic, equitable and continuous manner.

Regarding the participation of AMSSNuR in this scientific forum, Acting Director Mounji Zniber gave a presentation on the role of member states in supporting neighboring countries to ensure safety and security, saying that his intervention concerns the action of Morocco as an important actor in Africa.

Through his presentation, Zniber highlighted Morocco's support to the IAEA's Rays of Hope initiative, stressing that the Kingdom is perfectly in line with the initiative to ensure cancer care for all and can contribute to the achievement of the goal of "reducing by one third the rate of premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases" as set out in the IAEA's Sustainable Development Programme to 2030.

Zniber also recalled that Morocco is committed to sharing its experience, expertise and lessons learned with African member states of the IAEA.

This initiative aims to establish and / or strengthen the infrastructure for radiation safety, the establishment of skills of health professionals and medical physicists, and the provision of equipment.

In this sense, AMSSNuR has made a commitment to the IAEA to contribute to the establishment of regulatory infrastructure at the African level.

As a result, AMSSNuR has organized, among others, more than 9 IAEA expert and advisory missions, more than 90 regional workshops and more than 27 fellowships and scientific visits to African countries.

A memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in the fight against cancer and zoonoses was signed in Rabat in June 2022, between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the IAEA, to achieve the objectives of the initiative Rays of Hope, in particular the establishment of skills, including the theoretical and practical training of health professionals.

In the same context, Mohammed V University and the National Center for Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (CNESTEN), in collaboration with AMSSNuR and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, under the auspices and cooperation of the IAEA, have organized two editions of the Master of Radiopharmacy for the benefit of more than 8 African Member States of the IAEA.

Finally, Zniber added that, in accordance with the Royal Directives aimed at strengthening South-South relations, the AMSSNuR and the concerned ministerial departments aspire to consolidate the national position at the African level through an intense and active participation in several cooperation programs, including the Regulatory Infrastructure Development Project (RIDP) and the Forum of Nuclear Regulators in Africa (FNRBA), as well as all activities planned under the Rays of Hope initiative, the statement concluded.

This event is part of the implementation of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), one of the six regional activity centers of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

This meeting took place in the presence of representatives of United Nations agencies, ministerial partners and civil society, as well as researchers and academics.

It included two panels on the challenges and potential of the Mediterranean coastline, the second of which concerned specifically the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Mediterranean coastline.

"Morocco was chosen for the celebration of this day, which aims to raise awareness of all stakeholders at national and local levels, as well as civil society to the importance of the coastline," said Mohamed Benyahya, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.

In a statement to M24, Benyahya said that climate change will have significant effects on the region, stressing the need to strengthen the resilience of the Mediterranean coastal regions and Morocco in particular.

A total of 24,905,509 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 23,401,626, the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, noting that 6,815,728 people have received the third dose of the vaccine, while 49,226 people have received the fourth dose.

According to the same source, the number of COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the outbreak of the virus rose to 1,264,920, while recoveries increased to 1,248,528, i.e. a recovery rate of 98.7%.

The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (08), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (03), Draâ-Tafilalet (02), Fez-Meknes (01), Eastern region (01), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (01) and Souss-Massa (01).

As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they stood at 16,278, with no death reported in the past 24 hours.

The number of active cases stands at 114, while one severe or critical case has been recorded in the past 24 hours.

Through this first debate, the Council is keen to make its contribution to identify the main problems related to the management of water resources and propose possible solutions by examining the issue of the right to water and its relationship with other rights, in particular the right to life and the right of future generations to this vital resource.

The discussions focused on the measures to be taken to deal with drought as a structural element in development choices and the consideration of the cost of water in economic activity, while establishing the right to water as the basis of food security and good governance of the sector as a prelude to managing water stress.

During the talks held at the Akasaka Guest Palace in the Japanese capital, Kishida assured Akhannouch of his desire to see Morocco, an important partner, participate in all meetings organized by Japan and to coordinate the action of the two countries within institutions and international fora.

The Japanese Prime Minister particularly emphasized the excellent relations between the Royal Moroccan Family and the Imperial Japanese Family.

He praised the important role of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in the preservation of peace and security in the world.

In addition, the Japanese Prime Minister expressed Japan's interest in developing cooperation and trade with Morocco, particularly in the fields of agriculture and fertilizers.

Kishida commended the pioneering policy implemented by Morocco, under the enlightened guidance of His Majesty the King, in the field of renewable energy.

Kishida also welcomed the entry into force this year of the agreement for the promotion and protection of investments and the Convention on the avoidance of double taxation between Morocco and Japan, as well as the presence of more than 70 Japanese companies in Morocco, creating more than 50,000 direct jobs, which makes Japan the first foreign private employer in the Kingdom.

During this meeting, Akhannouch reiterated the condolences of His Majesty King Mohammed VI following the death of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.

He also reiterated the willingness of Morocco to host more Japanese companies and to develop cooperation with Japan in all areas.

The talks were an opportunity for Akhannouch and Kishida to review the international situation, particularly in the areas of food and energy security.

They welcomed, in this regard, the strength of existing relations between Morocco and Japan and expressed their desire to deepen them further.

Akhannouch, represented, Tuesday, His Majesty King Mohammed VI at the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister, the late Shinzo Abe, which took place at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

Following this ceremony, the Head of Government went to Akasaka Palace, where he presented HM the King's condolences to the Japanese Prime Minister, as well as to the widow of the deceased, Akie Abe.

"The silence, behind which official France places itself, is perceived by Moroccans as an unfriendly act," said the foundation, under French law, in a joint statement of its French and Moroccan members, issued at the end of its 4th meetings in Guelmim, Tan Tan, Es Smara and Laâyoune, Morocco.

"Moroccans expect from this country, France, which they see as a brother, a clear commitment, black or white and not gray," said the statement, signed by the president of the foundation, Me Hubert Seillan, a lawyer at the Paris Bar.

The foundation said it noted with "concern the acute gap that is emerging in France between the realities of the Southern Provinces and the comments", warning against "the risks of an increase in this gap, because of the context of energy issues".

The members of this institution, based in Bordeaux, recalled at the same time that the southern provinces are Moroccan since the creation of the state by the first dynasty of Idrissides in the 8th century and that the family and tribal links between the south and the north of the country, between Dakhla and Tetouan or Oujda, for example, bear the most tangible evidence.

"Denying this fact without having examined it can only proceed from a fundamentally unfriendly intention", it noted, adding that questioning this fact requires its examination, "otherwise the unfriendly attitude will appear".

In a speech delivered at an international meeting on "the role of ombudsman institutions in the protection of the rights of the elderly," Benalilou urged to place the issue of "the increasing number of marginalized elderly numerically" at the heart of the missions of ombudsmen and their interventions, in order to ensure the rights of this category in the virtual world and to enshrine the achievements of human rights, said a statement by the institution of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom.

Ensuring "digital equality for all ages" is a compelling need, said Benalilou, adding that its neglect in the intervention strategy of the ombudsmen is a legitimization of the reality of discrimination between "the digital citizen" and "the non-digital citizen".

Noting that the post-Covid phase has marked an obvious transformation in the exercise of certain rights related to public services that are now accessible on the Internet, sidelining a large category of older people who suffer in silence, Benalilou stressed the importance of fighting against digital exclusion through a battery of public management mechanisms, but also by the creation of partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve access to digitization for this social category.

In this perspective of highlighting the right of the elderly to full social inclusion, the ombudsman of the Kingdom pointed out that the issue "cannot be reduced to remote access to rights and services", calling for the creation of a virtual environment conducive to the elderly, which accompanies their willingness to adhere to the digital transformation.

In this regard, Benalilou called for the humanization of services and procedures provided electronically using digital solutions, strengthening of the legal framework to ensure the right of older people to citizen participation, as well as the establishment of a digital assistance service "to protect their personal data from the dangers of the Internet".

Bensaid, who visited the headquarters of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, accompanied by the Ambassador of the Kingdom to Mexico, Abdelfattah Lebbar, noted that the cultural proximity between the two countries defies the legal distance and draws its roots in history.

He stressed, in this context, the need to expand the cultural cooperation agreement being established to the film sector for closer collaboration, including through the establishment of film and TV co-productions.

During this visit, the Minister held talks with the president of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, Santiago Creel Miranda, the president of the Mexico-Morocco Friendship Group in the same Chamber, Janine Patricia Quijano Tapia, the president of the Commission on Technology and Innovation, Javier Lopez Casarin and the vice president of the Green Group in the same Chamber, Juan Carlos Natale Lopez.

Bensaid is leading the Moroccan delegation to the UNESCO Mondiacult World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, which is being held from 28 to 30 September in Mexico City.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the Foundation said it has worked with some of its partners to allow children of former convicts under the anti-terrorism law to benefit from summer camps and cultural, educational and entertainment activities during the summer vacations like their peers in different regions of the Kingdom.

The Foundation has developed and implemented a support program for these children at the start of the school year in order to provide them with school bags and supplies they need for a successful school year, added the same source.

According to the statement, these initiatives were carried out by the Foundation in accordance with the enlightened policy of HM King Mohammed VI in the field of rehabilitation of prison inmates and in coordination with the various departments and public and private institutions in charge of this category in order to strengthen their sense of dignity and allow them to reintegrate their place in society.

These initiatives are necessary because reality has shown that the sentence of deprivation of liberty does not only affect the prisoner but also the members of his family especially when it is a question of a head of family who by sinking into the world of crime drags down in his fall the foundations on which is based the family institution, according to the same source.

It added that the Foundation is working hard to ensure the reintegration of prisoners and former inmates including those convicted under the anti-terrorism law in a smooth and positive way within society by spreading the values and principles that encourage good, solidarity and cohesion.
 

This is the second preparation game of the Atlas Lions in Spain.

Morocco won last Friday in Barcelona against Chile with the score of (2-0).

These two games are part of the preparations of the Moroccan team for the World Cup in Qatar.

During the final phase of the world, the Atlas Lions will play in group F alongside Belgium, Croatia and Canada.