"The Moroccan model in terms of migration policy, which is based on three pillars: solidarity, responsibility and international cooperation, has become a regional model for managing the migration issue in a responsible and supportive manner," said Farhane who was speaking at the 30th Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).

The national Strategy for immigration and asylum has promoted, he said, "the development of a vast program of regularization and integration of migrants and refugees into Moroccan society, by setting up social programs allowing these migrants to integrate socially and benefit from education, health, housing and vocational training services."

Also, and as part of the fight against irregular migration, Morocco continues to deploy large-scale efforts especially in terms of dismantling migrant smuggling networks and foiling attempts of illegal migration, stressed the ambassador, noting that despite the persistence of migratory pressure on Morocco in 2019, it has been recorded a decrease in illegal migration flows of about 17% compared to the year 2018.

In 2020, he went on, the downward trend was confirmed following the recording of a 44% decrease in the number of illegal migration attempts as of August 31. Thus, 208 criminal networks of migrants smuggling were dismantled in 2019, and 113 networks during the period of COVID19 between January and August 2020.

In addition, the Royal Navy rescued 3128 migrants between January and August 2020, recalled the Moroccan diplomat.

Regarding human trafficking, Farhane said that Morocco has adopted, since 2016, a law on this phenomenon with the objective of adapting national legislation to the international one.

At the African level, the diplomat stressed that HM King Mohammed VI, in His capacity as "Leader of the African Union on the Issue of Migration", initiated the elaboration of the "African Agenda for Migration", including the establishment of an "African Migration Observatory", whose statutes were adopted by the 33rd AU Summit, held in February 2020, and inaugurated in Rabat on 18 December 2020.

This African Migration Observatory, the first AU body on migration, aims to develop a process of collection, analysis and exchange of information between African countries in this area.