A 14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) led by the Foundation of the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco was organized in March 2023. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel was among the main key speakers invited to this discussion platform. He underlined the importance of Mediterranean cross-shore cooperation and partnerships in anticipating and tackling the effects of climate change in the region. 20 March 2023, Monaco – Invited by the Foundation of Prince Albert II, UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel partook in the 14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI). Organized by the Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute… إقرأ المزيد
14 – 15 March 2023, Nice. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held the 14th meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Employment and Labour in Nice, France, as part of the Roadmap implementing the Declaration of the 5th UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour that took place in Marrakech on 17-18 May 2022. The meeting of the Platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency: the European Commission (DG EMPL) and Jordan (Ministry of Labour), and the discussions covered the following areas: Youth Employment: there was a session dedicated to youth employment, during which the state of… إقرأ المزيد
14-17 March 2023, Tunisia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the General Directorate of Forests of Tunisia and with the support of the Union for the Mediterranean, organized between 14-17 March 2023 a regional capacity building workshop for Mediterranean countries on the restoration of degraded forest landscape. The workshop was part of the Mediterranean regional component of the UfM labelled project “The Paris Agreement in action: scaling up forest and landscape restoration to achieve Nationally Determined Contributions”, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and… إقرأ المزيد
برشلونة، 16 مارس 2023. أطلق الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) برنامج منح لتعزيز التوظيف وريادة الأعمال في الاقتصاد الأخضر.ويدعم البرنامج التحول الأخضر لاقتصادات جنوب المتوسط، و بشكل خاص الفئات الضعيفة، التي تتأثر بشكل غير متناسب بعواقب اختلال المناخ وما يرتبط به من تغير في المشهد الاجتماعي والاقتصادي. من المنتظر أن يلعب الاقتصاد الأخضر والمهارات والوظائف الخضراء دورا رئيسيا في الانتعاش المستدام لمنطقة جنوب المتوسط في أعقاب جائحة كوفيد-19. من خلال النسخة الجديدة لهذا البرنامج الجديد، يدعم الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط بقوة المنظمات غير الربحية التي تعمل على تعزيز التحول الأخضر للاقتصادات بطريقة شاملة وعادلة اجتماعيًا. فبجانب الدعم المالي الذي يتراوح… إقرأ المزيد
14 March 2023, Brussels. The 13th meeting of the UfM Working Group on Blue Economy took place on the 14th of March at the in Brussels, bringing together the UfM Focal Points on Blue Economy, relevant regional stakeholders, international financial institutions and donors. The event focused on the progress made regarding the Roadmap for the implementation of the 2nd UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE), as well as to present the Blue Mediterranean Partnership for potential expansion to the wider Mediterranean. The meeting was an opportunity to further strengthen the regional dialogue based on concrete advancements at regional and national level, to maximise the existing resources and collaboration, as well as producing an… إقرأ المزيد
أطلق المؤتمر والمعرض المتوسطي للطاقة ( (OMC-Med Energyبالتعاون مع الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) ومؤسسة إني أنريكو ماتي البحثية(FEEM)، مؤخرًا النسخة الثانية من مبادرة “الدعوة لتقديم الأفكار-منطقة المتوسط”، وهي فرصة للأجيال الجديدة من الباحثين والمهنيين الشباب للظهور وتقديم أفكارهم ومشاريعهم حول انتقال الطاقة وتسريع المسار نحو طاقة أنظف وبأسعار معقولة وآمنة فضلا عن تقديم الحلول لتحقيق النمو الاجتماعي والاقتصادي للإقليم والمجتمع. تستهدف هذه المبادرة الباحثين الشباب المولودين في أو بعد عام 1982 من مواطني منطقة المتوسط، الحاصلين على درجة الماجستير، ممن طوروا فكرة مشروع محددة جيدًا أو مشروعًا إما في جامعة أو شركة تابعة لها أو معهد أبحاث بهذه المنطقة… إقرأ المزيد
A roundtable discussion on research and innovation and PRIMA projects was held in Egypt during an Italian-led mission on Agriculture, Agri-food and Food Security. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel highlighted the important contribution of PRIMA to the UfM framework, and the need to upscale research projects at Mediterranean level 13-15 March 2023, Cairo – Climate change, the war in Ukraine and its repercussions on food security, along with the need for economic growth and youth employment, all call for common actions between the North and the South of the Mediterranean for increasing resilience of agri-food value chains. Against these… إقرأ المزيد
8 March 2023. To celebrate the International Women’s Day, the UfM seeks to recognise the paramount role of women in the water sector, and highlight the need to ensure that the women’s role is at the heart of the UfM priorities and in promoting initiatives supporting women in the Mediterranean region and beyond. Gender equality is key to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As “being off the track to achieve the SDGs by 2030” is a looming reality, the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) launched a Call for Action (CfA) to accelerate the achievement of gender equality… إقرأ المزيد
In line with the theme chosen for UN International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, the UfM held a Webinar on Innovation and technological change for Gender Equality on 7th March 2023 from 11h to 13h. Representatives of European Commission, international (UNIDO) and regional organizations and networks (EMA), as well as successful women entrepreneurs working on the field of digital platforms AI and Tech in the MENA Region (Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia), shared good practices and discussed solutions for an inclusive digital ecosystem. In particular, panelists shared their experiences and recommendations with almost 100… إقرأ المزيد
7th March 2023, Barcelona. The members of the UfM Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean gathered in an online format for their 3rd meeting. On this occasion, the main priorities of the CoP and modalities for the upcoming meetings in 2023 were discussed. The UfM Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean was launched by the UfM following the Ministerial Declaration of the UfM Employment and Labour Ministers adopted in 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco. Acting upon this mandate, the Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean aims to use the convening… إقرأ المزيد