Building Back Better: Through a Gender Equitable Leadership in the Global Health Workforce The Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women (1995) set the goal to achieve ‘women’s full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power.’ Similarly, the Cairo UfM Ministerial DeclarationRead more
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VIENNA, September 21, 2020 – The Principality of Monaco has recently signed its first funding agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the two parties have agreed a tripartite declaration together with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on empowering women in Tunisia through inclusive and sustainable industrial development. At a meeting today LIRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Member States endorsed a regional intergovernmental mechanism that will provide data for scientific–based policies and support the implementation of gender-related Sustainable Development Goals to ultimately tap into the full potential of women in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Barcelona, 30 July 2020. The UfM Member States endorsed an intergovernmental set of indicators as part of a UfM Ministerial follow-up mechanism that will allow to monitor the progress madeRead more
15-17 July 2020. Women have not benefitted equality from industrial and technological development and have been profoundly tested by the Covid-19 health crisis, where women-led businesses have been specially hit. Half of the women-led enterprises in the Euro-Mediterranean region have had to suspend all activity. To focus on these challenges, the UfM partnered with UNIDORead more
Women economic participation and the impact of Covid-19 The impact of COVID-19 across the global economy will be profound. Markets and supply chains have been disrupted, businesses were closed, and millions have or will lose their jobs and livelihoods. Travel restrictions, and the cancellation of many planned visits, flights, business and leisure events are severelyRead more
Women on the frontline of Covid-19 Women are at the forefront of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, risking their lives to save others. Yet, this crisis has shown that the decision-making bodies, including those established specifically to manage the pandemic, do not reflect a gender balance between women and men. Today women account for 70%Read more
UfM High-Level Conference, 16-20 November 2020 ACCELERATING GENDER EQUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Social & Civil Affairs General info Themes Challenge Lab Speakers Agenda Registration Media Contact INTERPRETATION: All sessions are available in English, French, Arabic, Spanish and International Sign. The 2020 edition Coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of the Barcelona ProcessRead more
TBC, Barcelona. The UfM Secretariat has partnered up with different schools in Barcelona to implement an UfM stimulation program for youth, called DIA-MED/Barcelone (les Dialogues pour la Méditerranée de Barcelone). This event takes the form of UfM model negotiation programme benefiting young students aged from 15 to 19, interested to develop capacities, enhance decision-making and shape betterRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the field of women’s access to health. The agreement will promote the engagement of UfM Member States in women’s empowerment, improving women’s access to health and addressing violence against women. Collaboration between the UfM and WHO started inRead more
UfM Member States will adopt a regional intergovernmental mechanism to monitor the progress made on women’s rights, evaluate gender gaps and provide recommendations to policymakers. UfM projects and initiatives specifically addressing women’s empowerment and gender equality benefit women in 20 Euro-Mediterranean countries. Within the UfM region, gender parity is estimated at 76.7% in Western EuropeRead more
