Leipzig, 24 May 2018. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Side Event “Towards Ensuring Road Safety in the Euro-Mediterranean Region” organized in cooperation with the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the UN Secretary General Special Envoy for Road Safety today in Leipzig on the margins of the ITF Summit 2018, addressed pressing transport safety and security challenges in the region. The UfM Side Event, raised awareness and exchanged best practices on road safety issues in the Euro-Mediterranean region, providing innovative solutions to the current challenges facing this vital sector. It also discussed concrete projects on curbing road fatalities and fostering… إقرأ المزيد
The BlueMed initiative is launching a new Call for Start-up Action. The Start-up Actions represent concrete opportunities to explore innovative, knowledge-based pathways and forward-looking visions with a multidisciplinary, mission-oriented approach, for further uptake and developments. The BlueMed initiative is one of the main line of actions within the UfM Ministerial on Blue Economy. Addressed to entities who are willing to partner up with at least three other organisations from different countries, including one non-EU country and one private enterprise, the Call will fund the organization of a series of meetings leading up to a feasibility, foresight or pilot study on topics… إقرأ المزيد
يبلغ حجم حركة الحاويات عبر البحر المتوسط حوالي 30% من إجمالي حركة الحاويات على المستوى الدولي، فيما تقدر تدفقات التجارة البحرية فيما بين الدول المتوسطية ب25% من حجم الحركة العالمية. يُعد تحسين مستوى التكامل في المنطقة من الأمور بالغة الأهمية لاستغلال هذه الفرصة لتعزيز النمو الشامل وخلق الوظائف والازدهار. سيساهم مشروع “TransLogMED” في تعزيز التكامل الإقليمي وفي زيادة كفاءة قطاع النقل والخدمات اللوجستية في المنطقة الأورومتوسطية من خلال تعزيز منظومة النقل المُستدامة والخدمات اللوجستية من الباب إلى الباب والحلول مُتعددة الوسائط، بالإضافة إلى تحسين كفاءات الموانئ والمُشغلين اللوجستيين وإدارات النقل من خلال برامج التدريب والتواصل. 9 مايو/أيار 2018. أطلق الاتحاد… إقرأ المزيد
The UfM, the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) partner towards strengthening cooperation between higher education and vocational training in the Mediterranean. A new network of Mediterranean universities on employability is launched by the UNIMED to foster information-sharing, dialogue and cooperation 8 May 2018, Barcelona. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) jointly held a seminar on «Educational pathways: how to strengthen bridges and links between higher education and vocational training to meet the needs of the socio-economic world » which took place on 8 May, 2018,… إقرأ المزيد
4 may 2018, Rabat. New developments in the advancement of the scaling-up strategy of the UfM labelled project “HOMERe” were achieved at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morroco, on 4 May 2018, during a Euro-Mediterranean event on “International internships as a tool for youth employability in the Mediterranean” which celebrated ten years of cooperation between French and Moroccan universities and companies in this respect. Several alumni received at that occasion the certificate recognising that they successfully performed a quality internship in the Mediterranean region in the HOMERe framework. Saïd Bhira, Special Counsellor to the UfM Secretary General for Higher Education and Research, affirmed that… إقرأ المزيد
28-29 April 2018, Cairo. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) participated in the 5th Summit of Presidents of Parliament and the 14th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the UfM (PA-UfM), which took place in Cairo on 28-29 April. The annual gathering of the 280 members of the Parliamentary Assembly, that marks the end of the Egyptian Presidency, focused its debates on the important topic of “Counter-terrorism in the Euro-Mediterranean region”, and on the ways Parliamentarians of the three shores of the Mediterranean can contribute to the prevention of violent extremism that leads to terrorism. UfM… إقرأ المزيد
23-25 April 2018, Barcelona. The Mediterranean region is one of the world’s climate change hotspots where the rise of temperature by 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels, the lower limit not to be surpassed as agreed through the Paris Agreement, is at risk of being exceeded in the coming years. The UfM Climate Week taking place these days in Barcelona is gathering a wide range of actors (UfM members, UNFCCC -United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change- and European Union representatives, youth networks, international financial institutions, scientific experts…) around different topics, all related to climate action in the Mediterranean region. It’s the opportunity… إقرأ المزيد
18 April 2018, Bilbao. The Spanish Association of Second Chance Schools (Asociación Española de Escuelas de Segunda Oportunidad) organised on the 18th of April in Bilbao, the 3rd National Meeting of Second Chance Schools which, on this occasion, took a European dimension by gathering as well Second Chance Schools of France and Portugal with which cooperation has been initiated…. إقرأ المزيد
Ljubljana, 11th April, 2018. Ljubljana has hosted the Creative Forum Ljubljana, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in collaboration with the Union for the Mediterranean. The conference was focused on the role of the creative sector in modern society, with particular emphasis on opportunities in the Western Balkans and the southern Mediterranean. The event brought together creative people from EU member states, the southern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans. The conference focused on youth and employment opportunities for young people in culture and the creative sectors, which provide jobs for almost 30 million people around the world, and… إقرأ المزيد
أضحى الإلمام بالوقاية والكشف المبكر وعلاج سرطانات النساء أمرا بالغ الأهمية للمساهمة في تمكين المرأة في منطقة جنوب وشرق البحر الأبيض المتوسط، حيث يموت العديد من النساء بشكل مؤسف من سرطان الثدي وعنق الرحم والمبيض.تحت إشراف الحكومة المغربية، تنظم جمعية البحوث العربية لسرطانات النساء (SPARSGO) أيام سرطانات النساء، بالشراكة مع كل من الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) ، منظمة الصحة العالمية (WHO)، المراكز المتعاونة للتشخيص والفحص المبكر للسرطان /CPO Piemonte Turin بإيطاليا، المستشفى الجامعيBerlin Charité والمستشفى الجامعي الحسن الثاني بالدار البيضاء. سيجمع هذا المؤتمر العالمي الرفيع المستوى حول اليوم العالمي للصحة من 5 إلى 7 أبريل في مراكش، أكثر من 100 خبير دولي في الوقاية… إقرأ المزيد
