<strong>UN-Habitat in Morocco</strong>
<strong>Country Information </strong>

Total Value of UN-HABITAT Investments in Morocco: US$353,489.
Total Number of UN-HABITAT Projects in Morocco: 1 project.

Capital: Rabat

Major Cities: The major cities of Morocco are Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, Sale, Marrakesh, Agadir, Tangier, Meknes, Oujda, Al Hoceima.

Population (million)
32.52million

2012

GDP

(billion current US$)
us$ 95.98billion

2012

GDP growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %)
4.2%

2012

Urban population
57.%

2012

Population growth rate

(average annual %)
1.4%

2012

Urban population growth rate

(average annual %)
2.1%

2012

Rural population growth rate

(average annual %)
0.6%

2012

Source: World Bank report 2012

UN-Habitat’s project in Morocco is on housing and slum upgrading, in line with the local government’s programme for National Cities Without slums.

Donors: The main donor to UN-Habitat’s project in Morocco is Al Omrane Group Morocco.

Projects

PROJECT TITLE
OBJECTIVE
BRANCH

Support to the Cities Without Slums Programme in Morocco
This project at the request of Al Omrane Foundation, whose mandate is to implement National Cities Without Slums Programme (VSB), is aimed to develop and implement complementary tools to improve urban and social integration of the slum upgrading and relocation projects.
Housing and slum upgrading