01/06/2008
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem and other government and non-government officials launched an $8.4m multifaceted programme targeting gender-based violence on Friday (May 30th), MAP reported. The programme aims to involve policymakers, religious and community leaders, parents, teachers, men, women and adolescents in refuting gender-based violence as a social norm. Official figures suggest a total of 5,650 reported cases of violence against women in 2007. Actual numbers may be significantly higher.