Morocco has sharply reduced newborn mortality since the beginning of the century. But the latest United Nations estimates show that in 2024, more than 6,000 babies still died before reaching their 28th day of life.
Pollution, environmental degradation and climate risks have a considerable health cost for children in Morocco. A study by the Ministry of Health and UNICEF estimates that they account for 133,200 healthy life-years lost among those under 18.
In Morocco, the minimum cost of a healthy diet has risen by nearly 40% in eight years. Despite a more favorable situation than in several neighboring countries, 4.8 million people still cannot afford to finance a balanced diet.
Violence is a phenomenon that is growing in Moroccan schools. This is revealed by a study conducted by the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research, in partnership with UNICEF.
Faced with the critical situation experienced by unaccompanied Moroccan minors who entered Ceuta in May, UNICEF has insisted to Spain on the adoption of care mechanisms to guarantee their protection.
Moroccan international, Achraf Hakimi has just won a new title. That of Child Rights Champion awarded by UNICEF through its Moroccan office. With his new hat, the Moroccan football star must multiply initiatives for the cause of the child in the Kingdom.
Unicef France has reservations about the Franco-Moroccan cooperation for the return of unaccompanied minors and says it is "extremely concerned about the impacts of this cooperation on the effectiveness of children’s rights and the risks they face in case of return". The institution takes a dim view of the consequences that a forced return will have on these children.
After Ghana, it is the turn of Morocco , other African countries and several Arab countries to receive, in the next few days, the anti-Covid vaccines from the Covax facility. This announcement was made by Rosie Dyasl, spokesperson for the British government in the Middle East and North Africa.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) wants to play its part in the case of unaccompanied Moroccan minors mistreated in the Canary Islands. The UN agency has called for strengthening the prevention and fight against racism and xenophobia.
The National Institute of Solidarity with Women in Distress (INSAF) is about to launch a "shocking" film on child labor. Titled "Arrests", this film aims to raise awareness about domestic work and the exploitation of children.
The growing demand for minor marriages in Morocco raises questions about the future of the younger generations and its impact on Moroccan civil society. This is the finding made by Mohamed Abdennabaoui, Prosecutor of the King at the Court of Cassation and President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, during the colloquium on child marriage, organized in Marrakech, in collaboration with UNICEF.
In Morocco, more than 15,000 children under the age of 6 died in 2018, according to the UNICEF report "Children, Food and Nutrition" released on Tuesday, October 15.