19 February 2018.- The Union for the Mediterranean and CIHEAM are announcing a joint publication on Strengthening the role of women: Obstacles and opportunities in rural and agricultural areas to be published in June 2018. The call for papers is open until the 23 March 2018. The CIHEAM Watch Letter n°40 will try to put into theRead more
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The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) partner to promote cervical and breast cancer prevention and early screening through the project “Women’s Right to Health (WoRTH)”.
Women Empowerment, a crucial factor for achieving peace and stability This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean The 4th Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society was a unique opportunity for the leaders of the 43 UfM member countries to takeRead more
Ministers from the 43 Member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered today in Cairo at the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on “Strengthening the Role of Women in Society”. They agreed on a common agenda to strengthen the role of women in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
27 November 2017, Cairo.– The 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society will take place on 27 November 2017 in Cairo, Egypt. The Conference will gather Ministers of the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean responsible for women affairs and gender equality, under the Co-Presidency of theRead more
22-24 November 2017, Barcelona. -The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) co-organise, together with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) the “Women and Entrepreneurship & Investment program 2017” workshop within the framework of the MedaWeek Barcelona, a leading business and investment event. The eventRead more
The high level UfM Women4Mediterranean conferences constitute the major regional platform to discuss, exchange experiences and promote women’s participation in the public, economic and civil life for bringing solutions to regional challenges. They create impact by gathering the most relevant stakeholders and leaders from the Euro-Mediterranean region (governments, parliaments, private sector, international organizations, academia, media,Read more
The Union for the Mediterranean has put women empowerment and gender equality at the heart of its mandate, among its main 3 priorities of action. The UFM is doing so by promoting the gender equality agenda as a public policy priority; by supporting concrete projects benefiting more than 50.000 women on the ground, and byRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean countries have affirmed international and regional obligations and have adopted legal measures combined with national strategies that build a framework for combatting Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and gender stereotypes. As such, the UfM labelled in June 2014 the “Forming responsible citizens” project, promoted by Ideaborn, which aims toRead more
