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
The 12th Ministerial Meeting of UfM Trade Ministers is due to be convened in the second half of 2023. 20 July 2022. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean convened today by videoconference for the third meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment. They followed up on the planned work encompassing the 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 European Commission (DG TRADE) and Jordan… إقرأ المزيد
استفاد 18 ألف شخص من المشاريع الأربعة المدعومة في 7 دول بالمنطقة الأورومتوسطية، وهي اليونان، وإيطاليا، والأردن، ولبنان، ومالطا، والمغرب، وتونس. برشلونة، 14 يوليو 2022. في إطار استجابته الإقليمية لجائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد، أطلق الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط برنامج منح لتعزيز التوظيف في عام 2020 ، ولا سيما في بلدان جنوب وشرق المتوسط. ولعرض العمل المنجز والدروس المستفادة من المشاريع المختارة، تم تنظيم الحفل الختامي لبرنامج المنح بمقر الاتحاد ببرشلونة في 14 يوليو 2022، بمشاركة العديد من أصحاب المصلحة والشركاء من ضفتي البحر المتوسط. وعكست النسخة الأولى من برنامج المنح، المدعوم من قبل التعاون الإنمائي الألماني، تصميم الاتحاد من أجل… إقرأ المزيد
Civitavecchia, 7-8 July 2022. The MEDports Forum 2022: The Challenge of Digitalisation in the Mediterranean, was held in Civitavecchia, Italy on 7 and 8 July 2022. The Forum was co-organized by the MEDports Association and the Port System Authority of Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea – Port of Civitavecchia, and co-sponsored by the Union for the Mediterranean. For several years now, and especially since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, digitalisation has emerged as one of the key drivers for the development of a more sustainable and resilient global shipping industry. Widespread awareness of climate change, the need for greater safety and… إقرأ المزيد
27-28 June 2022, Lisbon The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel attended the UN Ocean Summit where he showcased the work of the Union for the Mediterranean on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea and environment. The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. The SG took the opportunity to meet with the recently appointed Minister of… إقرأ المزيد