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2008 report
Economic, social and cultural rights: reforms and the harsh reality
Espace Associatif

Although there have been a number of reforms in Morocco in the last few years, access to economic and social rights is still deficient. The State fails to invest adequately in human rights: every year, budgets assigned to the two ministries (Interior and Defense) are over eleven times greater than those assigned to the remaining ten ministries put together. The right to work, to gender equality, to health, to education and to a viable environment are far from being a reality for Moroccans

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

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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 .
31606000 Population
446550 SQ KM
Capital: Rabat
Currency: Dirham
Language: Arabic
BASIC CAPABILITIES INDEX   see references
79.4
GENDER EQUITY INDEX   see references
43
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries in better situation
Education   Countries below average
Information, science and technology   Countries below average
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries below average
Health   Countries in better situation
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender and education   Countries in worse situation
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries in worse situation
Women’s empowerment   Countries in worse situation
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Stagnant
Education   Significant progress
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Slight progress
Environment   Significant progress
Health   Significant progress
Women’s reproductive health   Significant progress
Gender and education   Slight progress
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Stagnant
Women’s empowerment   Significant progress
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