Maghreban colloquy on population calls for breaking isolation of rural world
Maghreb, Economics, 12/27/2001

The 10th colloquy on population and rural development in the Maghreb, held in Rabat Dec.24-26, called for breaking the rural world isolation and for raising the living standards of rural populations.

Some forty searchers from Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia scrutinized causes that plunge the rural world in under-development and called for a more balanced distribution of wealth between the various regions of a country and between all social layers so that all and everybody benefit from the fruits of growth.

They stressed the need to fill in the gaps existing between the urban and rural worlds and to focus efforts on social aspects, to promote women's condition, health care and reproductive health, elaborate a population policy, fight poverty, supply the rural world with electricity, water and other basic infrastructure, and promote schooling and human resources.

The colloquy debated several issues related to population and development, rural development-oriented social policies, the crisis in the rural world, its origin and impact and how Maghreban societies (state, ngos, civil society) are dealing with the crisis.

Participants also traded experience on moves by their respective countries to promote the rural world.

Previous Stories:
  Morocco's Trade with Maghreban Countries on the Rise   (11/19/2001)
  Towards setting up of Maghreban ministerial council on water resources   (11/13/2001)
  Maghreban infrastructure commission meets in Tripoli   (11/10/2001)

Please add a link on your webiste pointing to ArabicNews.com and bookmark ArabicNews.com & subscribe to our daily email news bulletin.

Search