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
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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
The UfM Cairo Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the role of women in Euro-Mediterranean society decided to “establish a regional and operational follow-up mechanism against agreed indicators, to monitor progress, to evaluate the gender gaps and to provide recommendations to policy makers and stakeholders, to improve the impact. This mechanism would be implemented in complementarity andRead more
The UfM Cairo Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the role of women in Euro-Mediterranean society decided to “establish a regional and operational follow-up mechanism against agreed indicators, to monitor progress, to evaluate the gender gaps and to provide recommendations to policy makers and stakeholders, to improve the impact. This mechanism would be implemented in complementarity 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
Since February 2020, chances are most people have read the results of at least two or three COVID-19 antigen tests. It could have been due to suspicious symptoms or because you were on your way to see your grandparents or another at-risk loved one. The frequency skyrockets for children going to school and healthcare staff.Read more
24 February 2022. The Second UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting on Research and Innovation will offer the opportunity for the Co-Presidency and UfM Member States to discuss the future declaration on Research and Innovation for the Ministerial on Research and Innovation, the first under the UfM framework. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21Read 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
The new UfM Research and Innovation agenda supports three new research priorities: climate change, health and renewable energy. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21 October endorsed the R&I platform proposal to hold an R&I Ministerial. The meetings followed the discussion of the first UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting convened last 20 December. 24Read more
