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Rabat – United Nations Resident Coordinator in Morocco, Silvia Lopez Ecra, stated that Morocco is among the 15 leading countries in implementing the decisions of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, an intergovernmental negotiated agreement prepared under the guidance of the United Nations.
On July 1-2 in Tangiers, Silvia Lopez Ecra mentioned that Morocco is among the 15 nations responsible for implementing The Global Compact for Migration, alongside Senegal, at an opening of a series of workshops on “African Migration Policies, the Case of Morocco.”
The spokeswoman, who has worked with the International Organization for Migration for 18-years, explained that “since 2013 Morocco has developed a vision for managing migration affairs in a structured and pioneering manner,” noting that Morocco has received the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in December of 2018.
The Official also specified that Morocco’s policy in the field of migration is based on two national strategies, one regarding migration and asylum, and the second regarding Moroccans who reside outside their homeland.
The UN resident encouraged the African nations attending these workshops to follow the example of the leading countries in managing migration issues and join them, stating that “this cooperative spirit will enable them to obtain effective support for the United Nations to develop national plans to implement the provisions of the Global Compact,” adding that the “presence of a network of leading African countries will enable us to unite our voice to craft a positive discourse on migration in Africa based on real facts.”
Having emphasized the crucial role that cooperation between African countries plays, Silvia Lopez Ecra noted that “Morocco has fully integrated comprehensive and sustainable development on migration and has received, in a spirit of multilateral cooperation, solidarity and encouragement.”
In addition to the fact that Africa is a fertile ground for prosperity and development, what also makes it unique is that its human resources are the cornerstone for South-South cooperation around the world, and Morocco has a prominent role as an African government in this regard.
The workshops “African Migration Policies, the Case of Morocco” are part of the “Migration Statistics and Recognition of Skills in Africa” program, supervised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in implementation of the decisions of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe, as well as representatives of UN agencies and organizations.
