Morocco’s Minister Del. for Foreign Affairs, Mbarka Bouaida, underscored the major reforms Morocco has undertaken to promote gender equality, on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2014. She spoke with FOX News about improved opportunities for women such as herself to take on leadership roles on Nov. 21 in Washington. FOX News
Maghreb Arab Press (Rabat, Morocco, March 7, 2014) — Morocco has undertaken a series of major reforms to strengthen the principles of fairness and gender equality, said Mbarka Bouaida, Minister-delegate for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Friday in Rabat.
“The integration of the gender equality is reflected in real actions, measures and provisions through strategies, programs and action plans, and on several levels,” she said on the occasion of the celebration of International Women’s Day by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and the United Nations in Morocco.
The issue of human rights has led, over the past two decades, to “unprecedented interest in Morocco,” Bouaida said, noting Morocco’s keenness to promote the issue of women’s rights.
For Bassima Hakkaoui, Minister of Solidarity, Women and Social Development, Morocco, with its democratic and constitutional achievements, works to consolidate the integration of the gender approach in public policies.
For her part, Leila Rhiwi, Representative of UN Women in the Maghreb, said the organization of this event, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, reflects the strong determination of Morocco for the promotion and protection of women’s human rights, a commitment reaffirmed in 2011 with the adoption of a Constitution that can be considered a pioneer in the region in terms of gender equality.
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For more on advances in gender equality in Morocco see: ‘Women’s Rights in Morocco Have Witnessed Real Change’
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