Morocco - 1 Country Profile
Kingdom of Morocco is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.
Capital: Rabat
Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Time zone: UTC+1
Language: Arabic, Berber languages, French
Morocco - 1.1 Humanitarian Background
UN Agencies:
In Morocco, the United Nations Development System (UNDS) is represented by 18 agencies, as follows:
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Agency |
Contact person |
Title |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Resident Coordinator Office |
Nathalie Fustier |
Resident Coordinator |
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FAO |
Jean Senahoun |
Representative |
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IFAD |
Naoufel Telahigue |
Head of Hub/Country Director |
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ILO |
Aurelia Segatti |
Focal Point for Morocco |
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IOM |
Laura Palatini |
Cheffe de Mission |
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UN ECA |
Zuzana SCHWIDROWSKI |
Directrice du Bureau de la CEA pour l'Afrique du Nord |
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UN-Habitat |
Abdellatif Bouazza |
Chef du bureau d'ONU-HABITAT au Maroc |
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UN Women |
Leila Rhiwi |
Représentante du bureau multipays pour le Maghreb |
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UNAIDS |
Houssine El Rhilani |
Country director |
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UNDP |
Edward Christow |
Representative |
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UNESCO |
Eric Falt |
Representative |
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UNHCR |
François Reybet-Degat |
Representative |
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UNICEF |
Speciose Hakizimana |
Representative |
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UNICRI |
Stefania Micucci |
Program Regional Coordinator |
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UNIDO |
Sanae Lahlou |
Country director |
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UNODC |
Siham Al-Figuigui |
National project officer |
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UNOPS |
Faten Guermazi |
Project Manager |
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WHO |
Maryam Bigdeli |
Representative |
https://unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/morocco
Moroccan Red Crescent
Address: Palais Mokri, Takaddoum, Rabat 10190
Tel: (212) (5) 3765 3549 / (212) (5) 3775 8099
Email crm@menara.ma
Contact persons: Kaddour KHARBOUCH, Vice-President
Abdel Salam MAKROUMY, Directeur General de L'administration
EQ updates: https://www.ifrc.org/article/morocco-earthquake-ifrc-and-moroccan-red-crescent-response-date