Morocco, a Model Country in Terms of Respecting Women's Rights (ICESCO DG)

10 October 2020 Printable Version

Rabat - Morocco is a model country in terms of respecting women's rights, said the director general of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), Dr Salim M. Almalik.

Speaking at an international forum on Morocco's efforts in the economic empowerment of women and girls, held at the initiative of the ministry of Solidarity, Social Development, Equality and Family on the occasion of the national day of the Moroccan woman, Mr. Almalik underlined that Morocco is a model country as regards respect for women's rights, highlighting the constitutional provisions that ensure gender equity.

In this regard, the Director General of ICESCO recalled the reform of the Family Code, announced by HM King Mohammed VI on October 10, 2003, stressing that this reform is a milestone achievement in the history of the kingdom.

He also shed light on the significant drop in the illiteracy rate in the Kingdom, as well as the integration of women into the country’s economic fabric.

Commenting the exceptional situation triggered by the pandemic of the novel coronavirus, he called for lessons to be learned from this crisis, particularly in the health and education sectors, which are the keystones for the empowerment of women and girls.

For his part, the president of the region of Fez-Meknes and of the association of presidents of the regions, Mohand Laenser, commended the role of women in the development of the territories, adding that regional councils encourage the implementation of projects relating to the empowerment of women and girls, particularly in rural areas.

The Ministry of Solidarity, Social Development, Equality and the Family has developed, in a partnership framework with UN Women-Maghreb, "the Integrated National Program for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls (PIANEF) by 2030", dubbed "Maroc Attamkine", in order to strengthen the institutional framework that promotes women’s empowerment and develops economic opportunities for the benefit of women and girls on the basis of a vision defined in the recommendations of the plan "IRCAM 2".

This meeting, which was attended by several politicians, was marked by the signing of agreements between the ministry of solidarity, social development, equality and family and regional and provincial councils.