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Since he took the reign twenty years ago, King Mohammed VI has attached utmost priority to protecting and promoting human rights while closing the chapter of past rights violations through a large-scale reconciliation process. The creation of the justice and reconciliation commission in 2003 was a major event during which victims spoke about the violations. […]
King Mohammed VI expressed deep sorrow at the demise of President Béji Caïd Essebsi that he described as “one of the great men of Tunisia”. In a message of condolences to speaker of the parliament Mohamed Ennaceur- who was later in the day sworn-in as interim President- King Mohammed VI said he was deeply […]
In his quality as leader in charge of preparing the African Agenda on Migration, King Mohammed VI led efforts at the African level in favor of a human-based approach to migration that goes beyond narrow calculations building on the success of a migrants legalization policy at home that won prize internationally. Thanks to its forward-looking […]
Since his accession to the throne in 1999, King Mohammed VI has consolidated the policy led by the late King Hassan II to provide the Kingdom with water infrastructures to meet citizens’ needs. Thus, in 20 years, many dams of different sizes have been built. The goal to build fifteen dams in the period 2017-2021, […]
The new concept of authority laid down by King Mohammed VI since he took the reign in 1999 has underpinned all reforms launched in Morocco in the last two decades. The new authority concept paved the way for political and administrative reforms that put Morocco on track to meet the aspirations of citizens and address […]
The leadership of King Mohammed VI and his steadfast commitment to promoting the values of tolerance, inter-religious dialogue and coexistence at home and abroad stand as a distinctive feature of Morocco in the last two decades. The King’s Muslim authority as “Commander of the Faithful” and his lineal descent of the Prophet Mohammed gives him […]
The Moroccan National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) has published this Friday (July 19) the full list of its members after their appointment by King Mohammed VI. After the Sovereign appointed in December 2018 Amina Bouayach as president of the Council, other nominations were announced this Friday. These include the appointment of the […]
Morocco, which imports most of its needs of energy, is steadily reducing its dependence on imports thanks to efforts spearheaded by King Mohammed VI to increase the share of renewable energy in the national energy mix to over 52% by 2030. King Mohammed VI, who supervises the national program for the development of renewable energy […]
Morocco has strengthened its position in Africa as a rising power thanks to the vision of King Mohammed VI, writes French magazine Le Point on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the rule of the Moroccan monarch. In an in-depth issue, the magazine dedicated 14 pages to take stock of the developments that took […]
King Mohammed VI is one of the “rare Heads of State with a humanist approach” on migration issue, writes French daily Le monde in a story on the tragedy of migrants, including the dozens killed in the airstrike that has hit lately a migrant detention centre near the Libyan capital. In an Op-ed titled: “Migrants: […]