Morocco, a member of the GFMD troika took part in the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) held in the Ecuadorian capital Quito Jan. 21 to 23, along 1,500 delegates from some 150 countries. Head of the Moroccan delegation, Junior Minister of Moroccan Expatriates, Nezha El Ouafi, presented Morocco’s new immigration and asylum policy, and highlighted the Kingdom’s sustained interest in migration-related issues. The African Migration Observatory’s work is based on the triptych “understanding, anticipating and acting”. Several countries and pundits have lauded Morocco’s migration policy, saying that there are plenty of lessons to be learnt from the way a country like Morocco handles this challenge. Created in 2007, theGFMD is a state-led, informal and non-binding process, which helps shape the global debate on migration and development.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2020 17:48 UTC