Morocco, UNFPA sign agreement on internal migration data collection

    The agreement was signed by Secretary of State for Territorial Development, Abdeslam El Mesbahi, and UNFPA Representative, Sew Lun Geneviève Ah-Sue.

    This system, which is being generalized in the  Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region within a partnership between the Wilaya, the Regional Council, the High Planning Commission and the UNFPA, aims to better capture the phenomena of migration and provide data on migratory fluxes, said a statement of the Secretariat of State for Territorial Development.

    The internal migration database will contribute to the improvement of local governance and  make efficient social and economic planning by endowing national, local and institutional actors with a system that would guide territorial development strategies.

    The database will also serve as a source of orientation and guidance for the large-scale anti-poverty National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) and will help accompany local administration in its effort of e-governance through the digitizing of data and procedures.