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6-20 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheik. For the first time in the Conference of the Parties’ (COP) history, the 27th edition hosted a Mediterranean Pavilion. The initiative was conceived by the UfM to highlight both the urgent challenges the Mediterranean is currently facing, and the innovative solutions already being developed, raising awareness of a region overlooked in the climate negotiations. Located in the COP27 Blue zone, the Mediterranean Pavilion hosted more than 60 events and working meetings, and provided an exceptional opportunity for the region to talk and act as one, bridging the voices of public and private, scientific and academic, technical, policymaking, civil society, finance, and business actors. In an innovative… إقرأ المزيد

The UfM Trade and Investment Forum 2022 is the Forum’s fourth edition in four successive years, attesting to the emphasis that the UfM places on trade facilitation and investment promotion as pre-requisites of economic development and integration in the region. The Forum comes at a time when economic, political and humanitarian global disruptions are posing serious challenges that call for an orchestrated regional response that is innovative, sustainable and inclusive. Istanbul, 4 November 2022. Regional trade integration and investment promotion have always been priority areas of action for the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and are at the… إقرأ المزيد

• صادق الوزراء المسؤولون عن المساواة بين الجنسين من 42 دولة في الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ​​اليوم في مدريد على إعلان وزاري لتسريع تعزيز دور المرأة في المنطقة الأورومتوسطية. • اتفق الوزراء على تعزيز الأطر القانونية، وتحسين وصول المرأة للمناصب القيادية في الحياة العامة وإشراكها في صنع القرار، والحياة الاقتصادية و كذلك على مكافحة ومنع العنف ضد النساء والفتيات. • وستنطلق بعد ظهر اليوم في مدريد أعمال المؤتمر الإقليمي رفيع المستوى حول المرأة في منطقة المتوسط​​،الذي يعقد كل عامين، بمشاركة أكثر من 100 ممثل رفيع المستوى وخبير دولي لمناقشة السبل التشغيلية لمواجهة الأزمات الحالية في مجالات الصحة والغذاء والطاقة. مدريد… إقرأ المزيد

EU-UfM High Level Conference on strengthening water finance and investment policies under climate change takes place in Cairo (Egypt) as a prelude to COP-27. The EU and the Union for the Mediterranean are committed to supporting UfM countries in developing and strengthening their water investment and finance policies. There is a need to act on exploring, advancing and implementing the means of leveraging finances, developing and transferring technology and building capacities on national and regional levels. Cairo, 17 October 2022 – As water is the sector most heavily hit by climate change in the Mediterranean region, governments need to address some… إقرأ المزيد

19 September 2022 – The UfM Water Task Forces, Water Access, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Water Climate Change Actions (WCCA), took place during the IME’s Regional Symposium “Our Mediterranean: water challenges and regional priorities for 2050” on 19-20 September 2022 under a hybrid format from Valencia, Spain. Bringing together country representatives and regional stakeholders of the UfM region. Both meetings came as a result of the continuous endeavours of the UfM towards its Member states to help them bringing about decisive actions to meet their environmental challenges and tackle climate change in the Mediterranean. Moreover, they came following the UfM member states ‘request… إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 27-29 September 2022. In the framework of a cooperation agreement, the annual meetings between Sweden’s government agency for development cooperation, Sida, and the UfMS were held in Barcelona from the 27th to the 29th of September at the UfM Secretariat premises in Barcelona. The meeting served to present the UfM mission and the UfM Secretariat work methodology, give an overview on the main achievements of the Sida – UfM Secretariat Partnership and discuss the new features of the extended cooperation agreement. The cooperation agreement renewed in December 2021 for the period 2022-2025 is moving from an operating grant to a programmatic… إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 29 September 2022. The Conference on “Sustainable Urbanisation through Port City Transformation” was held in Barcelona on 28 and 29 September 2022, and it provided a unique opportunity for representatives of Mediterranean ports and adjacent cities, government representatives, and other key regional and international stakeholders to discuss sustainable urbanisation through port city transformation. The Conference underlined, once more, the importance of stronger dialogue and working relationship between ports and port cities as well as with governments and other stakeholders in general with a view to realizing urban development visions in port cities. The UfM, in the upcoming period, intends… إقرأ المزيد

The Conference took place at the eco-campus of the Euromed University of Fez and aimed to highlight the importance of dialogue in the process of regional cooperation and integration. 15-16 September 2022, Fez. What actors represent the key stakeholders in the Euro-Mediterranean science-policy interfaces? How to engage Universities in science-policy processes? How can Euro-Mediterranean institutions better share knowledge amongst themselves? These and many other issues were discussed during the Conference on Science-Policy interface in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, organised by the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI), the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF) and the UfM. The Conference explored the importance of science-policy platforms… إقرأ المزيد

شرم الشيخ (مصر ) خلال الفترة من 6 إلى 18 نوفمبر 2022 – للمرة الأولى في تاريخ مؤتمر الأطراف تستضيف النسخة ال27 من المؤتمر جناحا لمنطقة المتوسط، حيث تم تبني هذه المبادرة لتسليط الضوء على التحديات الملحة التي تواجهها المنطقة حاليًا، والحلول المبتكرة المطروحة بالفعل في جميع أنحاء المتوسط​​، لزيادة الوعي بالتجاهل الذي تعاني منه منطقة المتوسط في مفاوضات المناخ. ومن المقرر أن يستضيف جناح المتوسط ​​الكائن في المنطقة الزرقاء لمؤتمر شرم الشيخ، الفعاليات واجتماعات العمل ذات الصلة، إذ سيتيح فرصة استثنائية لإبراز التحديات الخطيرة وعرض ومناقشة المبادرات المطبقة والمخطط لها في المنطقة. وسيكون بمثابة ساحة لكافة الجهات الفاعلة الإقليمية- الحكومية… إقرأ المزيد

The UfM and UNIDO join forces for the Women Business Forum, a two-day hybrid event in Barcelona and livestreamed online 20 July 2022, Barcelona. The MENA region has the world’s largest entrepreneurial disparity between men and women – 5% of women-led business compared to a global average of 23%-26% – and one of the weakest female labour participation rates. Under the title “Gender-smart financing to unlock Women’s entrepreneurial potential in the MENA region”, the Women Business Forum 2022 kicked off in Barcelona, jointly co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and supported by… إقرأ المزيد