Youssoufi chairs weekly government council

Originally published October 13, 2000

Morocco's Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi chaired Thursday a government council which heard exposes on the fight against poverty and the immunization campaign to start Oct 14.

Cabinet members reported on the program with NGOs and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) meant to promote sustained development and fight poverty in the provinces of El Haouz, Chichaoua, Chefchaouen and Essaouira and the immunization days targeting coverage of 2,8 million children less than five and about 1 million women at reproductive age.

The council also debated a draft-bill on management of Parliament enquiry committees, decrees on use of satellite techniques in the kingdom and a draft-decree on family allowances.

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