31 May, Online. The UfM Regional Dialogue Platform on Women Empowerment will take place on 31 May in an online format. The representatives of the UfM Countries as well as of regional and international stakeholders will meet virtually to discuss the draft of the Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the role of Women in the Society and to launch theRead more
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The UfM, in partnership with the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of FAO and the International Center for advanced Mediterranean agronomic studies (CIHEAM), organized the online event “Agri-food systems facing climate change in the MENA region: gender equality for better resilience”. 7 March 2022. In the context of the 2022 InternationalRead more
The rate of female entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region below the world average The first report of the Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism on Gender Equality in the UfM Member States is now available. Europe and the MENA region are below the 6.2% global percentage of women entrepreneurs who own established businesses (5.3% and 4.5% respectively). InRead more
Objective Agenda Media Contact International Women’s Day 2022 – Agrifood systems facing climate change in the MENA region: gender equality for better resilience 7 March 2022 11:00-13:00 CET / Online event co-organised by the UfM, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE) and CIHEAM As part of their collaboration, CIHEAM, FAO andRead more
MENA Women Business Club Social & Civil Affairs Completed Capacity building initiatives Context and objectives In order to stimulate the creation of business networks for women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses in the region, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have joined forces with Business Club Africa, aRead more
International Women’s Day 2022 UfM to shed light on women’s economic participation in the Euro-Mediterranean region The first publication of the UfM Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism on Gender Equality will be published on the 4th of March, sharing the latest information on women’s economic participation, entrepreneurship and leadership in the Euro-Mediterranean region. This regular reporting exerciseRead more
3 February 2022. Last 17 November , the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), joined forces with Business Club Africa, a network with a reach of 6000+ executives across the African continent and around the world, to create and launch the MENA Women Business Club. TheRead more
The call for applications launched in November led to the selection and sponsorship of 136 women entrepreneurs and female executives from the MENA region looking to expand their network and grow their business within the region. 3 February 2022. Today, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in partnership with the Union for the MediterraneanRead more
Over 1 in 7 persons are experiencing some form of disability globally (WHO, 2021), and they face many barriers to inclusion in some key aspects of society, even more so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women with disabilities are at least two to three times more likely than other women to suffer violence. Read more
