UNICEF praises great progress made by Morocco in children's rights
Morocco, Culture, 6/3/2003

UNICEF representative in Morocco, Maie Ayoub Von Kohl, praised on Monday "great progress" made by Morocco in children's rights, underlining the need to reinforce coordination of actions for children in the country.

The UNICEF official said, in the fringes of the UN children rights committee's session on Morocco's 2nd periodic report on the situation of children in Morocco, UN experts "all recognized the progress made by the kingdom in improving the situation of children."

"Morocco undertook in-depth reforms in the penal code and in other sectors," said UNICEF representative adding that the UNICEF, the Moroccan government and France are working together to elaborate a "children code" in Morocco.

As to health and children's enrolment in primary education, there are concrete results proving that Morocco has made real breakthroughs, underscored Von Kohl, adding that it is crucial to target the poorest social layers and to increase financial resources earmarked to the promotion and protection of children in Morocco.

In the same connection, Morocco's ambassador in Geneva, Omar Hilale, said Monday that the protection and promotion of childhood is a "top priority" in Morocco.

Morocco has set up several institutions for the promotion of children, including the national congress for children rights, the national observatory for children rights and children parliament, recalled the ambassador adding that the Kingdom has also endeavoured to adapt its national legislation to international conventions on children rights.

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