Paris, 13 June 2019. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel has participated in the UfM Gas Platform Conference held today in Paris. The conference has tackled the key Role of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) in the Mediterranean Gas Security and has gathered high-level speakers including the Minister of Petroleum of Egypt and the Director-General for Energy of the European Commission, as well as the Director-General of OME (Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie) which ensures the secretariat of the UfM Gas Platform. The Mediterranean region is home to an increasing population of over 500 million people with growing energy demand. Indeed, a 62%… إقرأ المزيد
13 June 2019, Barcelona. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel, received today in the UfM headquarters in Barcelona the High Representative of the United Nations for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Miguel Ángel Moratinos. UNAOC is mentioned in the Paris Declaration of 2008, that established the UfM, as an important institution for the development of the Cultural dimension of Euro-Mediterranean relations. The UfM is a member of the Group of Friends of the UNAOC and the two institutions have already cooperated in a number of joint initiatives, namely the High Level meeting on Intercultural… إقرأ المزيد
5+5 Dialogue countries adopted a new set of priorities and a work plan for 2019-2020, promoting sustainable economic growth, social inclusion and creating new opportunities for youth in the Western Mediterranean Region The work plan includes the project “BlueSkills: Blue Jobs and Responsible Growth in the Mediterranean”, labelled by the UfM in March 2019 Rome, 10 June 2019. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel, addressed the Ministers in charge of Research, Innovation and Higher Education of the countries of the Western Mediterranean Forum (commonly referred to as “5+5 Dialogue”) on the occasion of their… إقرأ المزيد
Following the preparatory thematic fora held in various cities of the region in the run up to the Summit of the Two Shores, the Tunis forum brought together 100 civil society personalities from the 5+5 Dialogue countries. The event retained concrete project proposals and recommendations for practical cooperation that will be presented to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Western Mediterranean next 24 June in Marseille. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) actively participated in the Forum by putting forward the views and project ideas of the youth and civil society from all the European Union and Mediterranean countries…. إقرأ المزيد
# إهزم تلوث الهواء كل عام ، تحدث حوالي 7 ملايين حالة وفاة بسبب تلوث الهواء في الهواء الطلق أو داخل المنازل والمباني، منها مليون حالة وفاة في المناطق الأوروبية من البحر المتوسط والمناطق الشرقية منه.[1] في الوقت نفسه، توفر منطقة البحر الأبيض المتوسط إمكانات هائلة لتحقيق تنمية مستدامة وصديقة للبيئة، وتنخرط الجهات الفاعلة المختلفة في المنطقة بنشاط في عملية الانتقال إلى اقتصاد أخضر وشامل ودوار. يساند الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط تنفيذ جداول الأعمال الإقليمية بشأن البيئة والمياه وكفاءة الطاقة ومصادر الطاقة منخفضة الكربون (الغاز) والطاقات المتجددة وكذلك الاقتصاد المائي بهدف معالجة جميع مصادر التلوث. [1] https://www.who.int/airpollution/infographics/en/ برشلونة، 4 يونيو… إقرأ المزيد
اجتمع أكثر من 100 من ممثلي المجتمع المدني ومنظمات الشباب والجهات الفاعلة من غير الدول من المنطقة الأورو-متوسطية في برشلونة لمناقشة أكثر التحديات إلحاحا التي تواجهها المنطقة. تسهم التوصيات ومقترحات المشروعات الناتجة عن الحوار إستراتيجية الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط للشباب وتساهم في مناقشات مؤتمر قمة ضفتَي المتوسط، من خلال طرح آراء الشباب والمجتمع المدني من المنطقة بأكملها. برشلونة ٢٢-٢٣ مايو ٢٠١٩، استضاف الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) المؤتمر الإقليمي “وجهات نظر مشتركة حول القضايا الرئيسية في البحر المتوسط” بالتعاون مع معهد الشباب (InJuve)، مركز التكامل المتوسطي (CMI)، منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية (OECD)، مؤسسة آنا ليند (ALF) وصندوق الأمم المتحدة… إقرأ المزيد
The Legacy event: ‘EU Med means Business – Shaping the future of entrepreneurship in the South’ focused on unleashing entrepreneurial potential, as well as growing and retaining talent in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, in the presence and with the active participation of young entrepreneurs and relative stakeholders. UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel stressed the importance of entrepreneurship to unlocking the creative potential of younger people and encouraging smart and creative solutions and business models that are functional, sustainable and resilient Brussels, 21-22 May 2019. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel has participated in the Legacy event: ‘EU Med means Business -… إقرأ المزيد
On the occasion of the 2nd World Conference on the Revitalization of the Mediterranean Diet in Palermo, the UfM met with CIHEAM and FAO to partner in support to a new platform on sustainable food systems in the region Within the conference, UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, participated in the session “A Mediterranean Contribution on Environment and Sustainable Co-Development to the Summit of the Two Shores”, to which the UfM is contributing with a UfM Regional Dialogue Forum in Barcelona Palermo, 15-17 May 2019. The Conference, organised by CIHEAM Bari and the Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures and under the… إقرأ المزيد
Following the Rabat Forum on “Economy and Competitiveness”, this is the fourth thematic forum, organised by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Ministry of Culture, in the run up to the Summit of the Two Shores (24June, Marseille). Le Sommet des Deux Rives is part of the 5+5 Dialogue, which brings together five States from the southern shore of the Mediterranean (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia) and five States from the northern shore (France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain). Germany, as well as pan-Mediterranean organizations and international economic organizations present in the region, are involved in… إقرأ المزيد
One year after the International Donor Conference, additional international funding has been obtained for the project. The first tenders have been launched and the first construction works are due to start in August. The desalination plant is expected to supply drinking water to 2 million Palestinian inhabitants in Gaza, where over 97% of the water is not drinkable Barcelona, 2 May 2019. The available water in Gaza is among the lowest in the world and 97% is unfit for human consumption. To meet this urgent need, and on the occasion of the annual spring meeting of the international donor coordination… إقرأ المزيد
