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Sharm el Cheikh, 10-13 January 2022 – The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated at the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Sharm el Cheikh under the auspices of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El Sisi. This year’s edition was titled “Back together” and discussed Post-COVID effects, climateRead 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 UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting convened on 20 December kickstarted the process for agreeing on a jointRead more
In the Euro-Mediterranean region, cultures and science met and mingled for millennia, creating spaces for innovative and inclusive solutions to common challenges. This makes science diplomacy a promising tool for cooperation between Southern Mediterranean countries and Europe, and a field that the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) strongly supports through its work on research andRead more
Follow the event live (15 November, 9h30): 15 December 2021. The UfM Regional Dialogue Meeting on Women Empowerment will take place online on 15 December 2021, with participation of around 70 focal points from Ministries in charge of gender equality and women issues, national statistic institutions, regional and international organizations, civil society regional networks, cooperationRead more
Barcelona, 9 December 2021. During the last meeting of the UfM Senior Officials for 2021, and just ahead of the 2022 European Year of Youth, the 42 member states adopted unanimously the UfM Youth Strategy 2030 – Euro-Mediterranean Youth towards a common goal. The Euro-Mediterranean region has one of the youngest populations in the world,Read more
By Nasser Kamel, UfM Secretary General.
“Mosaic”, “Future”, “Light”, “Civilization”, “Solidarity”, “Serenity”… These were some of the words Mediterranean artists, policymakers, scientists or businesswomen chose to describe our common sea, in the framework of our first Day of the Mediterranean campaign. Over the past few months, we’ve been asking citizens from the region to describe the Mediterranean in one word. I was happily surprised that the answers were all so positive and heart-warming, in contrast with the echoes of the headlines we are used to read.”
25 November 2021. Nearly 1 in 3 women around the world have been subjected to physical or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. These numbers do not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or the full continuum of violence that affects women and girls in their lifetime including sexual harassment, online violence,Read more
18 November 2021, online. How can universities and research centres contribute to sustainable economic development? How can business and academia cooperate for sustaining innovative careers for Mediterranean students and researchers? The UfM Forum on Innovation and Employability will be live online on 18 November 2021 from 13:00 to 16:00 hrs CET. Even though there are substantial differences in political, social, and economic conditionsRead more
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day – 19th of November The MENA Women Business Club will offer hundreds of women-owned and women-led businesses from across the MENA region the opportunity to grow their business, expand their network and develop new competencies through dedicated mentoring and networking programmes. To join the initiative, MENA Women entrepreneurs and businesswomen areRead more
