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2007 report
Social protection hampered by bad governance
Larbi Jaïdi
Espace Associatif

It is essential to overhaul decision-making and management mechanisms and re-launch public programmes to make them more efficient, and to create a synergy among the various components of the systems that provide services. There must be transparency to promote a climate of confidence among the different social actors, and to protect the people from economic and social risks.

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Stagnant  Undernourishment Slight progress  Population with access to improved water sources
Stagnant  Under-5 children malnutrition Stagnant  Malaria
Significant progress  Literacy Slight progress  Tuberculosis
Significant progress  Primary school enrolment rate Significant progress  Infant mortality
Slight regression  Children reaching 5th grade Significant progress  Under-5 mortality
Slight progress  Secondary school enrolment rate Slight progress  DPT Immunized 1-year-old children
Stagnant  Tertiary school enrolment rate Slight progress  Polio Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Internet users Stagnant  Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Personal computers Significant progress  Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Telephone mainlines Significant progress  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Information and communication technology expenditure Significant progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Stagnant  Research and development expenditure Slight progress  Literacy ratio gap
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Significant progress  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Public education expenditure Slight progress  Net secondary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Total debt service Significant progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Military expenditure Slight progress  Activity rate gap
Significant progress  Population with access to sanitation Slight progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level

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Signatures and ratifications by Morocco
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 9 ; ratified 9 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 1 ; ratified 6 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 7 ; ratified 6 .
31605616 Population
446550 SQ KM
Capital: Rabat
Currency: Dirham
Language: Arabic
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries above average
Education   Countries in worse situation
Information, science and technology   Countries in worse situation
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries below average
Health   Countries in better situation
Children’s immunization   Countries in better situation
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender and education   Countries below average
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries in worse situation
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Stagnant
Education   Slight progress
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Slight progress
Environment   Significant progress
Health   Significant progress
Children’s immunization   Slight progress
Women’s reproductive health   Significant progress
Gender and education   Significant progress
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Slight progress
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