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Morocco, Spain plan overhaul of seasonal farm worker program with multi-year visas

Morocco and Spain are preparing changes to their seasonal agricultural worker program, including the planned introduction of visas valid for up to four years and revised recruitment procedures, Moroccan Labor Minister Younes Sekkouri said. The reforms target a program that sends thousands of Moroccan women each year to work on Spanish farms, mainly in the […]

UN envoy to Libya steps down one month ahead of crucial presidential polls

UN envoy to Libya steps down one month ahead of crucial presidential polls The UN mediator in the Libyan political crisis Jan Kubis has stepped down, less than a year into the job and one month before December 24 presidential elections. A diplomat who asked not be named because not allowed to speak on the […]

Morocco, UN Sign Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Morocco Nathalie Fustier signed, on Monday in Rabat, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027. This UNSDCF represents the reference instrument for planning and monitoring the implementation of UN activities in Morocco, in order to achieve the 2030 Development Goals […]