José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain's former Prime Minister, said that the Gnaoua Festival of Essaouira, with its cultural tradition, is playing an important role as a lever for peace, in a speech at the opening of the 11th Human Rights Forum at the Gnawa and World Music Festival, organised in partnership with the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) on the theme "Morocco-Spain-Portugal: A history with a promising future".

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,

In partnership with the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), the 11th edition of the Human Rights Forum, which is being held in parallel with the Gnawa and World Music Festival under the theme "Morocco, Spain and Portugal, a history with a promising future", opened in Essaouira on Friday 28 June 2024.

Mr. Driss El Yazami, the president of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), was the guest host of the meeting "Moroccans of the world facing new challenges and changes" organized by the Accredited Journalists Club of Morocco (CJAM),Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Café La Seine of the Hiba Foundation in Rabat.

The North American Network of Moroccan Experts in Aeronautics (EMAN Aerospace), Ibnou Zohr University (UIZ), the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) and the National Scientific and Technical Research Centre (CNRST) through the program "International Forum of Moroccan Skills Abroad" (FINCOME), are holding the 6th edition of the "SKILL-UP" Summer University in Aeronautics, taking place this year in Agadir at the Souss Massa Innovation City (24-29 June) and in Laayoune at the “École Supérieure de Technologie'' (1-6 July) on the theme "Moroccan skills from here and elsewhere. Together we can help develop advanced aeronautical know-how in Morocco''.

Driss El Yazami, President of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad, is the special guest of the "Club of Journalists Accredited to Morocco" for a "carte blanche" discussion on the theme "Moroccans around the World Facing New Changes and Challenges", to be held in Rabat on 25 June 2004.

For its 11th edition, the Human Rights Forum organised by the Gnaoua and World Music Festival is taking place under the theme "Morocco, Spain, Portugal: A history with a future", Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June 2024 at the Hotel Atlas in Essaouira.

Moroccan author Zineb Mekouar received the prize for the best novel awarded by readers and bookstores in Paris on Tuesday 18 June 2024 from the leading French publishing house "Points" for her novel "La poule et son cumin".

With the support of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), the Polo del 900 Cultural Centre will be hosting a performance of the play “Pietra Alta” in the city of Turin, on Wednesday 12 June 2024. The play is written and directed by Abdelmadjid El Fergie, a Moroccan journalist and theatre director living in Italy.

The Northern African migration was the main theme of a meeting organized Thursday 6 June by the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) of the Oxford university. The panel moderated by Moroccan-British Myriam Chetrit, included Mr Driss El Yazami, the president of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), Dr Katharina Natter professor at the Dutch Universiteit van Leiden and M. Michael Collyer, professor at the university of Sussex.

Mr Driss el Yazami, president of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) participates, June 6 2024, to a discussion on the theme: “Migration governance in the Mediterranean Region: Setting a new agenda”.

Under the effective presidency of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, The Mohammed V Foundation of Solidarity is launching the 24th Marhaba Operation for welcoming Moroccans living abroad, which is held each year from 5 June to 15 September.

The Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) is supporting the 1st High Level Forum on Artificial Intelligence on the theme “Artificial Intelligence as a lever for development in Africa”, which commenced on Monday 3 June in Rabat at the campus of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in (Rabat UM6P).

On Saturday June 1st, the 30th edition of “Maghreb des livres” opened its doors at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris (France), with the “The Moroccan Letters” as guest of honor. This edition is organised by the "Coup de Soleil" Association in partnership with the City of Paris and the support of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME). The meeting is focused on “Moroccan literature” with numerous Moroccan authors, writers, researchers and artists during the two-day event.

The capital of France will be hosting its 30th "Maghreb des livres" from June 1 to 2, 2024. The cultural event is being organised with support from the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME).

The sixth edition of the Trophées Marocains du Monde (TMM), organized in partnership with the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), will be held from May 23 to 26 in Marrakech, and will feature the presence of eminent figures from the Moroccan diaspora from a variety of spheres.

A forum exploring means of protecting and integrating Moroccan and migrant minors was held on Tuesday 21 May 2024 in Tetouan, initiated by the Child Protection and Family Awareness Association (APIASF), in cooperation with the municipality of Tetouan.

The President of the Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), Mr Driss El Yazami, will be taking part in the 30th anniversary of the Orient-Occident Foundation in Rabat on Thursday 23 May 2024. The Foundation is a Moroccan non-profit organization founded in 1994 and granted public interest status in 1996.

On Saturday 18 May 2024 in Brussels, several Moroccan-Belgian professionals who have distinguished themselves in various areas were honoured at the 11th Diwan Awards, organised in partnership with the Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) to reward the excellence of Moroccan-Belgian professionals.

Seven institutions and authorities for good governance and participative democracy close their participation in SIEL 2024

A shared pavilion and a rich record

Rabat, Tuesday 21.5. 2024 - The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), the Institution of the Mediator of the Kingdom (IMR), the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), the Competition Council, the National Authority for Probity, and the National Commission for the Supervision of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) concluded their participation at the 29th edition of the Rabat International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL) on Sunday 19 May 2024 with a rich and positive outcome.

The joint pavilion hosted 59 meetings and activities and featured some 100 publications from the 7 institutions in Arabic, Amazigh, French, English and Spanish. In addition, publications were exhibited in sign and Braille on the IMR stand. Over 2,600 schoolchildren, students, researchers, journalists, civil servants from government departments and institutions and local authorities, representatives of civil society and the public at large took part and interacted with the 105 guest speakers from Morocco and 9 other countries.

The INPPLC's participation was another opportunity for promoting the values of probity to different audiences and highlighting the progress made in terms of objective knowledge of the phenomenon of corruption, as well as the challenges and prospects of the transition to a new era in preventing and combating corruption. This presence helped to shed light on the Forum's constitutional missions, the strategic reference framework for its action, and the related institutional ecosystem. The Forum also announced the launch of its new institutional portal, the National Integrity Portal and the digital platform for receiving reports of acts of corruption, as part of its efforts to strengthen its interaction with citizens and to ensure institutional convergence and complementarity with other players.

Meanwhile, the EESC focused its involvement in this year's event on sharing and interacting with Fair visitors about its mission, work and activities. At its stand, the EESC displayed a range of its views and reports, and organised meetings on ‘Limiting the spread of fake news’, chaired by the President of the Council, and on ‘Developing the blue economy’ and ‘Promoting reading’, chaired by its members.

On the theme of “The Institution of the Mediator of the Kingdom, an open book for dialogue”, the IMR offered a rich program of communication, including a series of interactive meetings on its constitutional role, its missions, its services and the results of its annual reports. The academic seminars organised have brought to light the institution's roles, particularly in terms of institutional mediation as part of the new public management and the institution's contribution to the evaluation of public policies, its powers and interventions in matters of governance and the regulation of public services, the application of the rule of law and the application of the principles of justice and equity.

The IMR, present on the theme ‘The Institution of the Mediator of the Kingdom, an open book for dialogue’, proposed a rich communication program, including a series of interactive meetings around its constitutional roles, its missions, its services and the results of its annual reports. The academic seminars held highlighted the institution's roles, particularly with regard to institutional mediation in the context of the new public management and the institution's contribution to the evaluation of public policies, its powers and interventions in terms of governance and the regulation of public services, the application of the rule of law and the application of the principles of justice and equity. In addition, staff were mobilised throughout this period to welcome and guide visitors wishing to

The CCME’s program on ‘Writing Morocco; narrating the world’ highlighted the diversity as well as the dynamism of the Literary and intellectual productivity of the Moroccans of the world expressing themselves and writing in the languages of the world. The debates and exchanges, which ranged from novels to the cinema and theatre, addressed current social issues in Morocco and the countries in which they live, focusing in particularly on racism, discrimination, rejection of the other, and migration policies. They provided insights into the challenges to be met and demonstrated the contribution and involvement of these talented people from all walks of life - artists, novelists, researchers, journalists and community workers - in building a better world.

The HACA stand was the scene of intense activity and fostered constructive dialogue with visitors. The program proposed by the institution focused its activities on two major themes: promoting and illustrating the aims of independent media regulation, and raising awareness of the use of audiovisual and digital media. Throughout the ten days of the SIEL, HACA executives led twelve presentations and interactive workshops and supervised the various activities on the stand, using interactive terminals and organising a number of information and outreach sessions for visitors, particularly schoolchildren and young people, focusing mainly on the authority's remit to protect young audiences, promote the right to information, and ensure that national radio and television broadcasters comply with human rights principles.

The Conseil de la concurrence's presence at SIEL 2024 is part of its efforts to reach out to the public and to raise awareness about the importance of the principles of free and fair Competition. This was an opportunity to interact with the public, experts and researchers on competition matters, and introduce the Council's attributions, organization, activities and significant achievements. Besides the presentation of its annual reports and opinions, the Council's stand provided an opportunity to respond to questions from visitors and provide information on its activities in the field of anti-competitive practices, the control of economic mergers, complaints, referrals on its own initiative and its consultative activities.

The CNDP's attendance at the event was another opportunity to present the CNDP's missions and values to the wider public. Citizens of all ages from across the Kingdom attended the Council's stand, allowing them to ask any questions they might have about the institution, and the rights guaranteed to data subjects by Law 09-08 and the obligations of data controllers under the law. Likewise, the ‘DATA-TIKA’ program was presented, demonstrating the CNDP's commitment to helping public institutions, businesses, associations and NGOs and their ecosystems to comply with personal data protection legislation. In parallel, the CNDP has put in place a wide-ranging and rich program focusing on the protection of personal data and privacy, including lectures organised for the benefit of citizens and interactive workshops targeting children/teenagers.