Morocco's INDH 'suitable response' in fighting poverty, diplomat

    Omar Hilale, who was speaking during the interactive dialogue on human rights and extreme poverty, as part of the 11th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), said the INDH is geared to alleviating poverty, precariousness and social exclusion through promoting income-generating activities, developing capacities, improving services and basic infrastructures and supporting vulnerable people.

    The diplomat stressed that the kingdom of Morocco attaches utmost importance to cash transfers as a means to reduce extreme poverty. In this regard, he noted that Morocco has recently launched a similar pilot programme based on granting a financial contribution to poor families provided their children use certain social services namely the school, with the aim of combating drop out.

    He said cash transfers should be considered as a component, among others, of social assistance policies.

    Hilale pointed out that extreme poverty continues to prevail across the world and sometimes constitutes a threat to the right to life.

    In this respect, he called for collective responsibility and awareness at all levels and the participation of the population concerned in elaborating and implementing human development programmes to eradicate extreme poverty.