Morocco sees to teach humanitarian law concepts in schools
Morocco-Regional, Education, 10/9/2003

Morocco is seeing to include humanitarian law concepts in the new school curricula, education and youth minister, Habib El Malki, said.

In a speech read out on his behalf an education ministry executive at a meeting here on international humanitarian law, El Malki said the kingdom aims, by doing so, to inculcate the respect of human life and dignity in pupils' minds.

The new subjects were introduced in curricula with the fresh amendment of the education and training system in the kingdom.

The Amman meeting gathers representatives from 14 Arab states over humanitarian law and its promotion through education.

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