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
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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
The greening of the economy is a shared goal for advanced and less advanced economies alike, particularly where sustained and inclusive employment is an objective for policy-makers. However, the challenges of such greening, and the implications for employment and skills, vary across regions and countries. This is particularly true in the Southern Mediterranean region whoseRead more
The Workshop on Green Skills in the Mediterranean, held in Zaragoza, Spain, addressed high unemployment rates and skills gaps in the region, emphasizing the role of education and research in fostering sustainable food systems and careers. It attracted participants from 15 Euro Mediterranean countries, representing academia, industry, policymakers, and civil society, highlighting the event’s multi-sectoralRead more
A streaming session is available on 1 February. For further information and access to the sessions, kindly follow this link. 1-2 February 2024, Zaragoza (Spain) – The Union for the Mediterranean is co-organising with CIHEAM Zaragoza a workshop on integrating green skills into teaching and learning on educational sectors connected to agri-food. The workshop willRead more
The 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference on the Socioeconomic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities took place on January 23 and 24 in Amman, with participants discussing the launch of the Euro-Med Agenda by the end of this year to address the underlying causes of discrimination against people with disabilities and set the preconditions for more inclusive policy responses. AttendeesRead more
Objective Agenda Media Contact 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference on the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Mediterranean Region 23-24 January 2024, Amman (Jordan) – The 2nd Regional Conference on the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disability is a collaborative effort between the Union for the Mediterranean, ONCE Social Group, and the Jordanian Higher Council forRead more
The award ceremony of the UfM Student Competition on Urban Design 2023: Urban Solutions to Climate Change in the Mediterranean took place in Barcelona on January 17, with Istanbul’s Özyeğin University students scooping the €5,000 first-place prize for their exploration of the coexistence of water and life in Türkiye’s Lake Amik basin. An ENSA MarseilleRead more
The purpose of this work is to conduct a preliminary and partial situational assessment of the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Euro-Mediterranean (Euro-Med) region. The assessment will identify the status of social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities, the obstacles to full and meaningful inclusion in society, and theRead more
