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Morocco is among the group of 50 countries which committed to develop a climate-resilient and low-carbon health system at the UN Climate Change Conference currently held in Glasgow (COP26). Forty-five of these countries, including some of those most vulnerable to the health harms caused by climate change as well as some of the world’s biggest […]
The European Union (EU) expressed, before the 4th committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, its support for a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable” political solution to the regional conflict around the Sahara. Speaking on behalf of the EU, the representative of Slovenia said that the Union “encourages” the parties to work towards […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, renewed, on Wednesday, the appointment of Moroccan Mohamed Aujjar as chairman of the independent fact-finding mission on Libya. This decision follows the adoption last October by the Human Rights Council of the resolution extending the mandate of the mission on Libya for nine months […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulations message to Audrey Azoulay on the occasion of her re-election Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a second term. In this message, the King congratulates Audrey Azoulay and wishes her success in the accomplishment of her high mission. “This renewed confidence is […]
Emmerson mining company announced this Wednesday it secured an investment of $46.75 million from a group of investors for the development of the Khemisset Potash Project in Morocco. The primary investor is Global Sustainable Minerals Pte Ltd, based in Singapore and backed by a significant south-east Asian investor. “A major investment, at a premium to […]
Morocco remains in the top 10 of this year’s Climate Change Performance Index 2022 (CCPI) and among the high-performing countries worldwide. As the CIPC did not award the top three places in the new rankings, deeming that “no country in the world performs well enough in all index categories to obtain a very high […]
Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced on Tuesday the launch, as of December 12, 2021, of a new direct route connecting Casablanca to Tel Aviv, with three frequencies per week. Flights will be scheduled from Casablanca every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday while flights from Tel Aviv to Casablanca will be scheduled every Monday, Wednesday, […]
The Moroccan government has decided to lift the nighttime curfew that has been in place throughout the country for several months. The decision comes into force from this Wednesday, November 10, 2021. However, the vaccination pass remains compulsory. This decision comes in accordance with the favorable opinion of the Technical and Scientific Committee and following […]
Italy’s foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has reiterated his country’s strong backing to “the serious and credible” efforts made by Morocco within the framework of the UN for a peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. In a joint statement issued following telephone conversation held Tuesday with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Mr. Luigi urged all […]
Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has been elected lately member of the Geneva-based Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), representing the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI). During the latest General Assembly of NANHRI, CNDH was also re-elected member of the Sub-Committee of Accreditation (SCA) of GANHRI and member of […]