12 December 2024, Athens (Greece) – The UfM Technical Meeting on Women Empowerment provides an expert forum for addressing gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Grounded in the 5th UfM Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society, adopted in October 2022, this working group aims to gather insights, foster exchange, and buildRead more
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11 December 2024 – Athens, Greece – The UfM Capacity building on gender equality and climate change will train around 40 women entrepreneurs within the MENA region to provide them with relevant skills within the topic. The event is dedicated to promoting gender-inclusive solutions to climate change, in line with the commitments of the 5thRead more
December 2, 2024 – Online – 10h – 13h (Barcelona time) – The UfM Training on Empowering Women in artificial Intelligence (AI), supported by the German Development Cooperation, aims to tackle the significant gender disparity in the rapidly growing field of Artificial Intelligence. Despite increasing opportunities, women represent only about 27% of the global AI workforce, with evenRead more
19 November 2024 – Online – 10:00 – 13:00 (Barcelona Time) – Workplace harassment remains a significant global issue, disproportionately affecting women and girls, particularly in the Euro-Mediterranean and MENA regions. According to a 2022 ILO report, over 20% of people globally have experienced violence or harassment at work, with women facing the brunt ofRead more
120 people have gathered for a two-day Union for the Mediterranean and Office of the Commissioner for Gender Equality of Cyprus event to assess the economic empowerment of women, gender-just responses to the climate crisis, violence against women and girls, and gender inequality in the media across the Euro-Mediterranean region. The conference facilitated debates surroundingRead more
Objectives Main Highlights of the Agenda Media Contact Download the Agenda Bio Speakers Day 1 – 30 May 2024 Livestreaming – Floor language Livestreaming – English interpretation Day 2 – 31 May 2024 Livestreaming – Floor language Livestreaming – English interpretation High-Level Conference on Women for the Mediterranean – Nicosia, Cyprus – 30,31 May 2024Read more
The UfM Platforms gather governmental institutions, international orgs, civil society and private sector experts to exchange on the ministerial mandates, better understand the needs, share experiences, identify best practices and promote concrete projects of cooperation. UfM Regional Platform on Women Empowerment Context Objective Policy Roadmap and Action Plan Monitoring Progress Key documents Key partners Context AccordingRead more
Closing gender gaps in the MENA financial sector: towards women-led business development took place on March 6 and 7 in Cairo. 100 public and private sector participants engaged in strategic discussions and activities aimed at fostering inclusion in the predominantly male world of business. The conference featured six panel discussions and interactive roundtable talks onRead more
Objectives Agenda Media Contact IWD2024 – #InvestInWomen International Women’s Day 2024 – Closing gender gaps in the MENA financial sector: towards women-led business development The MENA region is home to the highest entrepreneurial inequality between men and women in the world: less than 5% of businesses are women-led, well below the global average of 23%Read more
In a region where educational systems still have some room for improvement and where absenteeism is at times higher than desirable, Ayah Elarief has an answer: Warrd. The EdTech startup, founded by the Egyptian entrepreneur at the height of Covid when she was heavily pregnant, creates digital games that enhance children’s learning experiences in theRead more
