Here is a press release from the Royal Cabinet:
“HM King Mohammed VI chaired, this Wednesday 20 September, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a working session devoted to the reconstruction and general upgrading program of the regions affected by Haouz earthquake.
This new working session is a continuation of the High Directives given by the Sovereign during the meetings of September 9 and 14, which laid the foundations for a thoughtful, integrated and ambitious program intended to provide a strong, coherent response, fast and proactive.
With an overall forecast budget estimated at 120 billion dirhams, over a period of five years, the first version of the integrated and multi-sectoral program presented to the Sovereign covers the six provinces and prefectures affected by the earthquake (Marrakech, Haouz, Taroudant, Chichaoua, Azilal and Ouarzazate), targeting a population of 4.2 million inhabitants.
Designed according to a logic of convergence and on the basis of a precise diagnosis of needs and an analysis of territorial potential and local actors, this program includes projects aimed, on the one hand, at the reconstruction of housing and the upgrading of level of infrastructure affected, in accordance with the emergency mechanism decided at the meeting of September 14, and on the other hand, the strengthening of socio-economic development in the targeted areas.
It is structured around four main components:
The rehousing of affected people, the reconstruction of housing and the rehabilitation of infrastructure;
Opening up and upgrading of territories;
Acceleration of the reduction of social deficits, particularly in mountainous areas affected by the earthquake;
Encouraging economic activity and employment as well as promoting local initiatives.
The program also includes, as ordered by HM the King, the establishment, in each region, of a large platform of essential reserves (tents, blankets, beds, medicines, foodstuffs, etc.) in order to deal immediately with natural disasters.
During this working session, HM the King invited the government to implement the vision presented at the level of each of the provinces and prefectures concerned. The Sovereign thus once again insisted on the importance of constantly listening to the local population in order to provide them with appropriate solutions, while giving the necessary importance to the environmental dimension and ensuring respect for the unique heritage, the traditions and ways of life of each region.
HM the King also insisted on the imperative to demonstrate exemplary governance. The watchwords are speed, efficiency, rigor and convincing results, so that this program of reconstruction and general upgrading of the affected regions becomes a model of integrated and balanced territorial development.
Funding for this major program will be provided from credits allocated from the general State budget, contributions from local authorities and the Special Solidarity Account dedicated to managing the effects of the earthquake, as well as through donations and international cooperation.
In this regard, and within the framework of the missions of the Hassan II Fund in terms of supporting the implementation of programs and projects with structuring benefits for economic and social development, HM the King gave His High Instructions so that the Hassan Fund makes a contribution of 2 billion dirhams to financing this program.
Taking part in this working meeting were the Head of Government, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, the Advisor to HM the King, Mr. Fouad Ali El Himma, the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Abdelouafi Laftit, the Minister of Habous and of Islamic Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Toufiq, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Ms. Nadia Fettah, the Minister of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy, Ms. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget, Mr. Faouzi Lekjaa, as well as the Lieutenant General, Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the FAR and Commander of the Southern zone.”
It is important to emphasize that the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has unveiled the terms of contribution to the Special Fund number 126 for the management of the effects of the earthquake which hit Morocco, created on the high instructions of HM King Mohammed VI and in the part of the national effort to put in place emergency measures to offset the impact of the earthquake which affected several regions of the Kingdom.
Citizens, private and public organizations wishing to make contributions to the above-mentioned special fund by bank transfer are asked to specify the following:
For transfers issued from abroad:
– IBAN of the beneficiary: MA64 001 810 00 780 002 011 062 03 18
– Name of beneficiary: Ministerial Treasurer at the Ministry of Economy and Finance
– Beneficiary’s bank: Bank Al-Maghrib
– SWIFT: BKAMMAMR
– Purpose of transfer: contribution to special fund No. 126
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