Women's condition promotion, among Morocco's priorities, Minister
Morocco, Politics, 3/3/2004

The promotion of women's condition, is among the main objectives of Morocco's policy said on Monday Moroccan Secretary of state in charge of family, solidarity and social action.

Addressing the opening of the 48th session of the UN women's condition Commission Yasmina Baddou, said: "Morocco, proud of its constitution which reaffirms the respect of Human Rights, has made of the promotion of women's conditions one of its main objectives to perfect its democratic process that has become an irreversible choice."

She mentioned in this regard the election in 2002 of 35 women at the House of Representatives.

The Moroccan official also mentioned "the milestone event" in Morocco which is the recently enacted Family Code that broadens women's rights.

Yasmina Baddou reiterated Morocco's "readiness to step up efforts at the national and international levels to make of equality between men and women a daily reality."

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