Official Name:
Kingdom of Morocco
ISO2 Code:
MA
ISO3 Code:
MAR
Longitude:
32 00 N
Latitude:
5 00 W
Geolocation:
POINT (-5 32)
Attended Meeting:
Delegate:
Meeting:
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 1.2. "Temporary labor migration as a contribution to development: sharing responsibility"
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 1.2 "Empowering Migrants and Diaspora to Contribute to Development"
- Team Member in RT 2.1 "Fostering more opportunities for regular migration"
- Team Member in RT 3.1. "Strengthening data and research tools on migration and development"
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Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 3.1. "Policy and Institutional Coherence - Latest Data and Research Findings"
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 1.2 "Joint strategies to address irregular migration"
- Team Member in RT 2.1 "Reducing the cost of migration and maximizing human development"
- Team Member in RT 3.1. "Assessing the impact of migration on the economic and social development and addressing its cause-effect relationship"
- Co-Chair in RT 3.3 "How can RCPs and Inter-regional better include the migration and development nexus?"
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 3.2. "Impact assessments of migration and development policies"
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Thematic Meetings:
- Co-Chair in Thematic Meeting on "Managing Migration for Development: Policy Making, Assessment and Evaluation" on 14-15 June 2011 in Marseille, France.
- Co-Chair in Thematic Meeting on "The Contribution of Migrant Associations to Development" on 19-22 September 2011 in Taroudant, Morocco.
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 1.2. "Supporting migrants and diaspora as agents of socioeconomic change"
- Co-Chair in RT 2.1. "Supporting national development through migration mainstreaming processes, extended migration profiles and poverty reduction strategies"
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Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 2.1. "Enhancing the development impacts of labour migration and circular mobility through more systematic labour market and skills matching"
- Co-Chair in "Plaform for Partnerships" meeting
Attended Prep Meetings:
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Thematic Meetings:
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 22 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Participated in Thematic Meeting on "Recruitment, labour migration and diaspora: Improving labour market complementarities and economic development outcomes" on 11 September 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 2.1. "Mainstreaming migration into planning at the sectoral level"
Attended Prep Meetings:
Attended Summit:
Thematic Meetings:
- Participated in Thematic Meeting on "Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 5 February 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Recognizing the contributions of women migrants to economic and social development in countries of origin and destination and addressing their specific needs, particularly concerning respect for their human rights" on 8 September 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
- USD 50,000 non-earnmarked
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 2.1. "Migration, diversity and harmonious societies"
- Team Member in RT 2.2. "Protection of migrants in all situations"
- Team Member in RT 3.1. "Migrants in situations of crises: conflict, climate change and natural disasters"
- Team Member in RT 3.2. "Principles, institutions and processes for safe, orderly and regular migration"
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Thematic Meetings:
- Attended the Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business" on 29 March 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies" on 18 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegate:
Financial Contribution:
- Morocco contributed financially with left-over from 2016
- Morocco will host the GFMD Summit in December 2018
RT Participation:
- Coordinator of the Roundtable Team Consultations
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Delegate:
Financial Contribution:
USD 48,342 (Left-over)
USD 207,622
RT Participation:
No Participation
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Thematic Meetings:
Participated in the Thematic Workshops on "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs", "Labour Migration and Skills", and "Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions"
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
USD 207,622
RT Participation:
Roundtable Co-Chair in RT 2.1 "Shaping public narratives on migration and migrants"
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Attended Summit:
Thematic Meetings:
Participated in the Thematic Workshop on "Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration at the National Level"