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Mainstreaming gender in COVID-19 recovery responses for Agri-food sectors and rural areas During COVID-19, the role of women has been and still is essential. They have been on the frontline in the agriculture sector but also in processing and distribution professions. Yet, this role came with a high exposure to risks and infection. In manyRead more

The Role of Youth in combating gender stereotypes in the audio-visual sector Images of young women in the media are filled with stereotypes about who women are and what their roles in society should be. Gender stereotypes are preconceived ideas whereby men and women are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles by reason only of gender.Read more

Building Back Better: Through a Gender Equitable Leadership in the Global Health Workforce The Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women (1995) set the goal to achieve ‘women’s full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power.’ Similarly, the Cairo UfM Ministerial DeclarationRead more

The ever-growing tourism sector is facing a current decline of 60%, a number which could potentially increase to 80% if recovery is delayed until December 2020, according to the OECD. The worst affected countries during the COVID-19 crisis have been those positioned on both shores of the Mediterranean Sea, accounting for a third of theRead more

2 October 2020 at 12h30 -14h. The pandemic crisis has taken its toll on our society, our lives and economy. On a global level, many countries decided to close their borders, while international and national travel institutions decided to put people first by imposing a travel ban. Tourism, being one of the fastest growing economic sectorsRead more

VIENNA, September 21, 2020 – The Principality of Monaco has recently signed its first funding agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the two parties have agreed a tripartite declaration together with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on empowering women in Tunisia through inclusive and sustainable industrial development. At a meeting today LIRead more

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Member States endorsed a regional intergovernmental mechanism that will provide data for scientific–based policies and support the implementation of gender-related Sustainable Development Goals to ultimately tap into the full potential of women in the Euro-Mediterranean region.  Barcelona, 30 July 2020. The UfM Member States endorsed an intergovernmental set of indicators as part of a UfM Ministerial follow-up mechanism that will allow to monitor the progress madeRead more

15-17 July 2020.  Women have not benefitted equality from industrial and technological development and have been profoundly tested by the Covid-19 health crisis, where women-led businesses have been specially hit. Half of the women-led enterprises in the Euro-Mediterranean region have had to suspend all activity. To focus on these challenges, the UfM partnered with UNIDORead more

PRIMA and UfM together call for greater attention to innovation and sustainability for rebuilding the region 16 July 2020. New Challenges, emerging trends and need of transformations: PRIMA and Union for the Mediterranean have promoted an online debate, discussing the first results of the survey on the agrifood sector, as well as concrete solutions and initiatives to address the challenges that are affecting the Mediterranean area. At the presence of UfM SecretaryRead more

15 July 2020, online.The UfM is co-organising on 15 July an online debate on Future Scenarios for the EuroMed Agrifood sector, promoted by the PRIMA Foundation and the Italian Secretariat of PRIMA. The panel will be held at 17.30 (CET) and it will discuss the main trends and issues in the EuroMed agrifood sector, onRead more