HM, King of Morocco, Mohammed VI has given His instructions for the launch of the 22nd edition of  charity operation  “Ramadan 1442”, which will benefit three million people (600,000 households nationwide including 459,504 from rural areas), Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity announced on Tuesday.

“In application of the High Royal Instructions, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity has mobilized for the implementation and launch of food support for vulnerable and destitute populations”, said the Foundation in a press release, the Aid distribution will kick off on the first day of the holy month.

Initiated in 1999, this large-scale solidarity operation is still on track despite the context of health emergency, underlines the press release.

In this time of pandemic, national solidarity and mutual aid are essential to relieve modest families weakened by the socio-economic impacts of the health crisis, added the same source.

The operation, organized with the financial support of the Ministry of the Interior (General Directorate of Local Authorities) and the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs, is based on food support consisting of seven food products (10 kilograms of flour, 5 liters of vegetable oil, 4 kg of sugar, 1 kg of lentils, 1 kg of vermicelli, 850 grams of tomato paste and 250 grams of tea) and will help to alleviate the weight of the food needs related to the holy month of Ramadan, clarified the Foundation.

This 22nd edition is indeed marked by an implementation mechanism that obeys the security provisions decreed by the local authorities.

Various health risk prevention measures have been adopted at the level of the local monitoring committees in order to ensure the health and safety of the populations. These include the disinfection of supply centers, food baskets and transport vehicles, physical distancing, reduction of dedicated human numbers and direct delivery of aid.

The heads of beneficiary households (widows, the elderly, people with disabilities and people living in precarious situations), identified by the provincial committees supervised by the Ministry of the Interior, are informed upstream by the Caïdats for the distribution of door to door food.

To this end, special logistics will be deployed in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior in order to avoid the displacement of beneficiaries.

It will involve, in small teams in the field, the local authorities, the regional directorates of the National Mutual Aid, the Royal Gendarmerie as well as  social workers of the General Directorate of Social Services.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita called, last Monday, for adopting a cooperative approach to face common challenges between Arab countries and the European Union.

Bourita expressed in a statement over Video Conference Technology during the Summit’s Fifth meeting of countries of the League of Arab States and the European Union in Athena that: “This shared aspiration to progress dialogue and cooperation channels to a high level starting from a true cooperation and a realistic action plan. Taking into consideration cultural and human aspects to raise present challenges and lay solid foundation for sustainable development which aims at defending common interest of our peoples as well as guaranteeing their well-being.”

He also stressed that the Royal vision is founded on solid grounds expressed in his majesty’s statement at the first Arab-European Summit held in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, February 2^nd, 2019. In which HM King Mohammed VI called for an objective and peaceful evaluation of the Arab-European cooperation status. While constructing a holistic and complementary vision of the Arab-European future project which puts priorities first and gathers a controlled vision of realistic goals. In addition to adopting a collaborative and preventive style based on flexible and advanced work mechanisms.

Bourita pointed further that this Royal vision has seen light in today’s Arab-European deep changes. He also added that it must be taken into consideration when updating the priorities’ list and the basis of the strategic dialogue uniting Arab and EU states.

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