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The Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family, Ms. Naïma Ben Yahya, pronounced the speech of the Kingdom of Morocco during the plenary session of the 69ᵉ Session of the Commission of the Woman’s condition (CSW69), which is held at the United Nations from March 10 to 21 at the Siege of the UN in New York, in the presence of delegations of various countries of the world to discuss L by the Beijing Action Program, 30 years after its adoption.
In her speech, the Minister underlined the commitment of the Kingdom of Morocco in favor of the promotion of women’s rights, highlighting the particular attention that His Majesty King Mohammed VI grants questions relating to the improvement of the condition of women, thus testifying to a political will at the highest level. It highlighted the advances carried out by Morocco in this area, especially in the education and health sectors, as well as the increase in the rate of representation of women in parliament and in ministerial posts. She also mentioned the reform of the family code aimed at strengthening women’s rights and gender equality.
Ms. Ibn Yahya stressed that Morocco has made important efforts to empower women and guarantee their independence, insisting on the need to continue efforts to strengthen equality in all areas.
It concluded its intervention by reaffirming Morocco’s commitment to strengthen cooperation with all national and international actors in order to achieve the desired objectives in terms of promoting the condition of women
