Morocco-27th Session May 2017-Empowerment of women

Para 43) The Government has pursued efforts to mainstream equality with the implementation of the second iteration of the Government Plan for Equality (Ikram) 2017–2021, which is designed to support the advancement of women, ensure that they are protected from all forms of violence and discrimination, boost their participation in decision-making and provide them with more opportunities for economic empowerment. Other programmes and policies on the advancement of women have been adopted, including the Integrated National Programme for Women’s and Girls’ Economic Empowerment, 2030 (Empowering Morocco), … The National Committee for Gender Equality and the Advancement of Women was established in 2022. Para 85) The promulgation of Act No. 83.17, which amended and supplemented Act No. 41.10 on the conditions and procedures for benefiting from the Family Solidarity Fund, expanded the range of beneficiaries of the Fund to include: … indigent wives entitled to alimony. The amendments to the Act also simplified the procedures for benefiting from financial aid from the Fund. Para 109) Women’s economic empowerment remains a challenge to the advancement of women. Notwithstanding the implementation of relevant national programmes and policies, such as the Integrated National Programme for the Economic Empowerment of Women by 2030, women’s economic activity rate in 2020 failed to exceed 19.9 per cent.