20 November 2024, Online – The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and the UN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) will co-organize an online UfM/UNCTAD Workshop on Key Issues in International Investment Policymaking for UfM Member States Government officials dealing with investment policies, including investment promotion. The workshop will shed light on UNCTAD’s work onRead more
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6th UfM Trade and Investment Forum 7 November 2024, Rabat, Morocco – The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, with the support of the German Development Cooperation, will be holding the 6th UfM Trade and Investment Forum on 7 November 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. Global trade and investment is increasingly connected to carbon emissions.Read more
The Mediterranean region faces pressing challenges such as environmental degradation, climate change, and economic inequality. In response to these global concerns, the green economy emerges as a path to sustainable development and shared prosperity. However, shifting towards sustainable practices and technologies requires significant investments. Therefore, innovative financial mechanisms for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) areRead more
Women on the Green Path (WGP) Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Grant scheme projects Context and objectives The project Women on the Green Path’s main goal is to empower women by promoting their employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the green circular economy in Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. The initiative aims at improving economic opportunities forRead more
GREENSTEP – GREEN Skills development for green transitions in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Jordan Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Grant scheme projects Context and objectives Climate change can have deep consequences for the socioeconomic development of our societies. In Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, unsustainable practices, together with high levels of youth and women unemployment, insufficientRead more
Get into Green Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Grant scheme projects Context and objectives The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most climate-sensitive areas in the world. These countries experience exacerbated impacts of climate change, which weaken the sustainability and resilience of their ecosystems, societies, and economies, on which manyRead more
Within the framework of the 2024 Summer School for Young Diplomats held in Montenegro, the UfM Secretariat hosted a Workshop on Economic Diplomacy bringing together high-profile keynote speakers. The Summer School saw a record participation with young diplomats from 46 countries from the UfM Region and beyond. 23-28 June 2024, Kolaši and Podgorica (Montenegro). BuildingRead more
25 June 2024, Online – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Platform on Industrial Cooperation convened online on 25 June 2024. The meeting was co-chaired by the European Union (EU) and Jordanian UfM Co-presidencies and hosted by the UfM Secretariat. It brought together senior officials from the UfM Member States responsible for industrial cooperation,Read more
15 May 2024, Barcelona, Spain. – The 7th meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean’s Regional Platform on Trade and Investment was held at its headquarters in Barcelona. The event gathered senior trade officials from across the region along with various international organisations involved in European Union-funded cooperation projects. The meeting was inaugurated with speechesRead more
