King Mohammed VI has called for a new social contract and outlined a roadmap for a complete overhaul of social dysfunctions, calling on the Government and all the stakeholders concerned to undertake an in-depth, thorough restructuring of national social welfare programs and policies. The king who unveiled the major axes of this new social and economic contract, commended the new initiative to set up a “consolidated social register”, saying it is a promising start for the gradual improvement of social welfare programs over the short and medium terms. “This is a national registration system to identify families that truly deserve to benefit from social assistance programs. In the Throne Day speech, marking this year the 19th anniversary of his enthronement, King Mohammed VI, however, warned that this social project is “much too important to be perceived as a mere one-term government program, or as a reflection of the vision of a given ministry, party or political actor”. To make sure impacts of the reforms are tangible and felt directly, King Mohammed VI strongly recommended laying emphasis on a set of urgent initiatives.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 30, 2018 01:07 UTC