6 to 9 July 2018, Tarragona. The Youth Forum for the Mediterranean is a new initiative supported by the Union for the Mediterranean and the City Council of Tarragona, organized back to back with the Tarragona Mediterranean Games and with the active implication of youth organizations from across the Mediterranean. This four-days partnership-building activity willRead more
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28 and 29 June 2018, Barcelona. Ideaborn, in collaboration with the UfM Secretariat, organise on 28-29 June 2018 in Barcelona a regional Seminar on “Civic Education for Youth in the Mediterranean” with the objective to discuss the central role of civic education in the current emerging challenges in the region, such as the prevention of violence,Read more
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3 and 4 May 2018, Barcelona. Since February 2015, UNIDO is implementing a UfM labelled flagship project in the MENA region with the objective to enhance women’s economic inclusion and thus to create the conditions for a sustainable and inclusive growth by harnessing the great potential of women entrepreneurs in the MENA region. The project “PromotingRead more
UfM Women4Mediterranean Conference 2018 – Women build inclusive societies Intro Agenda Speakers Side Events Registration Past Conferences Media Partners The 2018 edition • The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), in partnership with the Portuguese Republic, organised the fourth edition of the regional conference on women’s empowerment in the Euro-Mediterranean region. • In the presence ofRead more
5 April 2018, Marrakesh. – UfM, WHO and CPO/WHO will meet in in the Centre on Cancer Early Detection and Screening in Marrakesh to promote the project Women’s Right To Health in the Mediterranean (WoRTH project). For further information, please contact the Social and Civil Affairs Division: socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.org.Read more
9 March 2018, Paris.– The Secretary-General Ad. Interim of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), M. Plácido Plaza, received at the CIHEAM’s Headquarters in Paris, Mr. Saïd Bhira the Special Counsellor to the Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean on Higher Education andRead more
Representing more than half the total population, women and young people constitute one of the greatest assets for stability and development in the Euro-Mediterranean region. According to recent studies, if the participation of women in the labour market equalled that of men, the regional GDP could rise by as much as 47% over the next decade.Read more
Gender justice in the Euro-Mediterranean area: Strengthening the role of women in society by engaging men and boys This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean Gender justice is one of the pillars of the work of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and therefore women’sRead more
Gender equality needs men and men need equality This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean There is no full democracy without women and equality is not possible without the involvement of men. The great challenge of the 21st century in achieving true human development inRead more
