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Marrakech - CDG Prévoyance, manager of the Caisse Nationale de Retraites et d'Assurances (CNRA) and of the Régime Collectif d'Allocation de Retraite (RCAR), has won the Special Certificate of Excellence of the World Social Security Forum, the most important international event in the social security field.

Marrakech - The generalization of social protection is an essential lever for development and a prelude to building a society where social and territorial justice prevails, said Monday in Marrakech, head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch.

United Nations (New York) - The Moroccan National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was presented on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York by the Moroccan network of women mediators for conflict prevention and resolution, represented by Farida Jaidi.

Rabat - The budget allocated to the Department of National Education will increase by MAD 6.5 billion in 2023 compared to 2022, to reach an estimated budget of MAD 68.95 billion, according to the presentation note of the 2023 Finance Bill.

Dakar - A donation from the Kingdom of Morocco of 25,000 tons of phosphate products for the benefit of Senegalese small farmers, was handed over, Thursday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, by the OCP Group (Office Chérifien des Phosphates) to the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty.

Rabat - Morocco recorded 31 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Thursday, adding that 15 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the same period.

Rabat - The ombudsman of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Benalilou, signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, thus creating a reference framework for cooperation, partnership and exchange of experiences and expertise between the two institutions.

Fez - The Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema seeks taking advantage of new means of communication in the transmission of the precepts of religion (tabligh), Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs and President Delegate of this foundation, on Wednesday in Fez.

Geneva - Morocco called, Wednesday in Geneva, for strengthening regional dynamics, in order to promote the implementation of the principles and objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GPM), adopted in 2018 in Marrakech.

Al-Quds - The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, under the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, on Wednesday approved the granting of scholarships ($250 each) to cover the tuition fees of 100 students pursuing their studies at the Open University of Al-Quds.