The 2020-2023 UN-Habitat country program was signed, on Monday in Rabat, between the Ministry of Housing and the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat).
Signed by the Minister of Housing Nouzha Bouchareb and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, during the opening ceremony of the UN-Habitat National Office in Morocco, this program constitutes a strategic framework for guiding collaboration between the Government of Morocco and UN-Habitat.
It also aims to mobilize the various stakeholders concerned for sustainable urban development by aligning with global, regional and national priorities, which are intrinsically linked to the New Urban Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Establishing a roadmap for the next three years for the revitalization of the housing and urban planning sector, the program focuses on nine components concerning support for the review and reformulation of policies or public guidelines in housing and urban development, strengthening and maintenance of observation systems, strategic repositioning and development of institutions in the field.
These components also concern support for the overhaul of the legal system and the strengthening of territorial governance and technical assistance for the implementation of programs to fight against inappropriate housing, in addition to technical assistance for the implementation of a rural agenda, support for the safeguard, development and promotion of the Medinas, Ksours and Kasbahs, the promotion of good practices in terms of sustainability and training and capacity building.
Speaking on this occasion, Bouchareb stressed that the signing of this program renews and strengthens the strategic and long-standing partnership between the Moroccan government and UN-Habitat, noting that “this partnership has supported some of our housing programs like the one relating to +Cities without slums+ launched by HM King Mohammed VI”.
“The 2020-2023 UN-Habitat country program will constitute, for the next three years, the roadmap for the UN-Habitat Office in Morocco and an appropriate framework for the mobilization of the various actors allowing the achievement of SDGs and the urban agenda, she explained.
For her part, Mohd Sharif indicated that the UN-Habitat program was developed in a participatory way between all actors working in the urban field in the Kingdom, taking into consideration national, provincial and international priorities and aspirations, including the New urban agenda and the SDGs.
She said she is convinced that this roadmap will renew the long-term and strategic partnership between UN-Habitat and Morocco and consolidate joint efforts to achieve rapid progress towards sustainable urban development.
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