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World Bank approves $250 million to finance resilience of Morocco’s agri-food systems

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a program worth $250 to help Morocco increase the resilience of its agri-food system to climate change and strengthen food safety and quality. “Overall, the Program is expected to benefit 1.36 million people, including almost 120,000 farmers and over one million consumers, with improved food safety and nutrition […]

COP22: Forty-two Countries Launch NDC Partnership to Deliver on Paris Agreement

In a move that matches climate finance with action, forty-two countries from different continents signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November 15, at COP22 Moroccan Pavilion with the aim of enhancing cooperation among nations so that developing countries have more effective access to the technical knowledge and financial support necessary to […]

Washington commends Morocco’s advances in women’s rights

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has praised the important strides accomplished by Morocco in recent decades in advancing women’s rights. During her visit to Morocco (March 8-9), the U.S. official, who attended an event in Casablanca to mark International Women’s Day, said Morocco’s new family code made significant reforms to advance equality for […]