As the number of cases of contamination increases, Moroccans are increasingly doubtful about the ability of the health system to effectively cope with the pandemic. The Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA) conducted a field study that clearly shows the extent of Moroccans’ concern.
Despite numerous awareness campaigns, child marriage remains a reality, according to the Ministry of Justice, which revealed that between 2009 and 2018, 319,177 requests for child marriage were granted. The phenomenon is on the rise, as it represents 13% of unions in rural areas, compared to 6.56% in urban areas.
While authenticated marriages of underage girls are on the rise in the 12 regions of the Kingdom, the rate of customary marriage at Fatiha represents 10.79% of the cases recorded, especially in the Draa-Tafilalet and Béni-Mellal Khenifra regions. This is essentially what a national study on underage marriage, carried out with the support of the Danish Center for Gender, Equality and Diversity Research and Information (KVINFO) and the Danish-Arab Partnership Program, reveals.
The Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Otmani , made a rather surprising statement on real estate issues, when presenting the report of the study on the national strategy for the state’s real estate policy and the action plan for its implementation. The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) was in charge of this.
Major French groups are suspected of discriminatory hiring practices against North Africans. This is revealed by a study commissioned by the government from the General Commission for Territorial Equality.
The suicide rate has taken on a worrying trend in Morocco in general and in Chefchaouen in particular, where 20 people took their own lives in 2019.
Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) indicated that the ratio of the minimum wage to the average wage remains substantially high in Morocco. This is revealed by a study conducted by its researchers, the conclusions of which are recorded in a document.
In total, 74% of Moroccans say that the government’s efforts to fight corruption are insufficient. This is revealed by the latest Transparency International report on corruption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The majority of young Moroccans believe that violence against women is "normal". This is revealed by a study commissioned by Oxfam Morocco .
In total, 60% of Moroccan adults are facing sexual problems due to the use and consultation of their mobile phone in bed. This is revealed by a study commissioned by the sexual health service of the Cheikh Khalifa Ben Zayed International University Hospital in Casablanca.
The High Commissioner for Planning, Ahmed Lahlimi Alami, is very upset with certain ministers and officials of the Administration. They would have refused to share data and results of their studies with the HCP.
Morocco needs to improve its education system to be more competitive. A 2018 survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranks the country among the last in the class.