Sharm el Cheikh, 10-13 January 2022 – The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated at the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Sharm el Cheikh under the auspices of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El Sisi. This year’s edition was titled “Back together” and discussed Post-COVID effects, climate change, and human rights among other topics. The World Youth Forum is a platform built by promising youth engaging young people from around the world and allowing them to exchange views and recommend initiatives to decision-makers and influential figures. It is a chance for youth… إقرأ المزيد
The new UfM Research and Innovation agenda supports three new research priorities: climate change, health and renewable energy. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21 October endorsed the R&I platform proposal to hold an R&I Ministerial. The UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting convened on 20 December kickstarted the process for agreeing on a joint UfM Ministerial Declaration. 20 December 2021, Barcelona. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21 October endorsed the R&I platform proposal to hold a Ministerial on Research and Innovation, the first under the UfM framework. This virtual meeting is scheduled to be hosted by France… إقرأ المزيد
The UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment convened its second meeting in 2021 by videoconference. 16 December 2021. The 42 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean convened today by videoconference for the second meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment. They followed up on the planned work agreed upon at the previous meeting in July 2021, encompassing three main pillars of Sustainable Trade, Sustainable Investment and Regional Integration, along the lines of the Joint Declaration by UfM Trade Ministers of November 2020. The meeting of the platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency, the… إقرأ المزيد
Barcelona, 16 December 2021-The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Thematic Working Groups on Land Transport (Road, Rail and Urban Transport), Air Transport, Maritime Transport and Logistics of the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity which were held online from 14 to 16 December 2021, resumed the process of laying the groundwork at technical level for the upcoming UfM Ministerial Conference on Transport, in particular by continuing the discussions and the consultative process on the new Regional Transport Action Plan for the Mediterranean region (RTAP) for the period 2021-2027. The meetings which were co-chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency (European Commission’s DG… إقرأ المزيد
30 November and 1st December 2021. In collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a UfM Practical Educational Workshop on “e-governance” was implemented by the Estonian ICT Cluster for the benefit of Mauritania in a hybrid format on 29 and 30 September. The third in a series of UfM e-governance Workshops organized throughout 2021 as a follow-up to the outcomes of the UfM Conference on “Digital Transformation and Digital Skills for the Future” held in Tallinn (Estonian Capital), on 30 September 2019, this tangible initiative aimed to provide an opportunity for best practices sharing on digitalization as well as to… إقرأ المزيد
Barcelona, 9 December 2021. During the last meeting of the UfM Senior Officials for 2021, and just ahead of the 2022 European Year of Youth, the 42 member states adopted unanimously the UfM Youth Strategy 2030 – Euro-Mediterranean Youth towards a common goal. The Euro-Mediterranean region has one of the youngest populations in the world, with one in every three people being younger than 25 years old, and with this number reaching almost half of the population for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries. Moreover, youth are among the most vulnerable groups in the face of the pressing challenges our… إقرأ المزيد
• اجتمع وزراء خارجية الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) اليوم ببرشلونة للمشاركة في المنتدى الإقليمي السادس للاتحاد الذي عُقد بمناسبة يوم المتوسط. • على هامش المنتدى الإقليمي، عقدت الأمانة العامة مؤتمرًا لعرض ومناقشة النتائج والتوصيات الرئيسية للتقرير الذي صدر بتكليف من الاتحاد وأعدته منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية (OECD) حول وضعية التكامل الإقليمي الأورومتوسطي. 29 نوفمبر 2021. عُقد المنتدى الإقليمي السادس للاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) اليوم ببرشلونة، في إطار الاحتفال بيوم المتوسط،) Day of the Mediterranean ( الذي أقرته بالإجماع جميع الدول الأعضاء العام الماضي. واتفق وزراء خارجية الاتحاد، خلال الاجتماع، على الحاجة إلى تكثيف الجهود للدفع بالتكامل والتعاون الإقليميين. وكان الاجتماع فرصة لاستعراض لمحة عامة… إقرأ المزيد
برشلونة، 29 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2021 – وقع اليوم الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط والمكتب الإقليمي للدول العربية التابع لبرنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي مذكرة تفاهم لشراكة جديدة يتعاونان بموجبها بالعمل في مجالات رئيسية تشمل العمل المناخي والتكامل الاقتصادي ودعم النساء والشباب. يعزز الاتفاق الذي تبلغ مدته ثلاث سنوات التعاون بين الجهتين للتصدي للتحديات المشتركة في جميع أنحاء منطقة البحر الأبيض المتوسط والدول العربية، مما يمكنهما من العمل معا لبناء السلام والرخاء، من خلال وضع السياسات وتنفيذ المشروعات وتبادل المعارف. وتحتل إجراءات مساندة البلدان على التكيف مع المخاطر المتزايدة لتغير المناخ والتخفيف من حدتها موقعا بارزا ضمن الاتفاق، بما في ذلك إنشاء مركز… إقرأ المزيد
• 28th of November 2021 had marked the first annual celebration of the Day of the Mediterranean, recognising Mediterranean culture, cooperation and embracing the rich diversity of the region. • Home to more than 480 million people living across three continents, with a coastline of 46,000 km, the Mediterranean region offers an unparalleled wealth of human and natural diversity. • More than 50 events and initiatives have been held across the region to celebrate this first edition. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) hosted a Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and a Conference on Regional Integration on 29… إقرأ المزيد
25 November 2021. Nearly 1 in 3 women around the world have been subjected to physical or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. These numbers do not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or the full continuum of violence that affects women and girls in their lifetime including sexual harassment, online violence, domestic violence amongst many other forms of violence. Combating gender-based violence on national and regional levels is to remain the key priority in gender equality strategies and implementations. Fighting to eradicate gender-based violence is fighting for human rights. The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to… إقرأ المزيد
