Just like last year, Morocco is slowly progressing in the 2016 Human Development Report. Ranked 123th in the world, the kingdom is still dwelling at the bottom of the list. The Human Development report indicates that Morocco is not really advancing. The Index published Tuesday by the UN development programme was presented at Stockholm during a ceremony attended by Helen Clark the UNDP administrator, the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, and Selim Jahan the report's lead director of the human development report office. In the annual report, Morocco takes the 123th place advancing by three places compared to last year. The kingdom has increased its rate of development from 0,628 to 0,647. With such an improvement, Morocco maintains its position in the medium human development category. Based on 12 main indicators, the Human Development report investigates human development in the world. It focuses on determining «who has been left behind in the human development progress». In accordance to the report, «some people in the world are unable to reach full potential in life». Morocco is still at the bottom of the list Compared to other Arab countries, Morocco remains at the bottom of the ranking. It is listed 13th and left behind by countries like Iraq (121th), Egypt (111th) and even Libya (102th). Qatar tops the list ranked in the Arab world as 33th next to Saudi Arabia (38th), the UAE (42th), Bahrain (47th) and lastly Kuwait (51th). However, the North African countries ranking was led by Algeria (83rd) followed by Tunisia (97th). Just like last year, Morocco has scored 0,647 for its human development index which puts the country in the Medium human development category. Moreover, the Moroccan kingdom Gender development Index reached 0,826 while its multidimensional poverty index is still 0,069. The human development report features several other indexes such as the perception of the individual well-being index along with the standard of living rate. These indexes show that only 38% of Moroccan men are satisfied with their lives while 76% of women are contented by the standard of living. The report also explains with numbers that 9,6% of the Moroccan labour force is affected by unemployment. The human development report «recognizes that national politics need to be complemented by actions at the global level». «It draws our attention to the fact that even though we have grown accustomed to heated debates winding up in gridlock at the national, regional and global levels, underneath the rumble of all that, consensus has been emerging around many global challenges to ensure a sustainable world for future generations», declares Helen Clark the director of the UNDP report.
