Women Empowerment, a crucial factor for achieving peace and stability This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean In light of the rapid changes undergoing today’s world, our vision for the future of women’s empowerment in the Mediterranean region must, first of all, respond to theRead more
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Together towards the advancement of women This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean It is with great pleasure that I accept the challenge of contributing to this text for the Cairo Ministerial Conference on Women in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean –Read more
Gender and climate change: need for international, national and local action This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean Gender inequality is not only a pressing moral and social issue but also an economic challenge and a critical barrier in the implementation of climate change andRead more
Women’s leadership: a driving force for change This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean Ever since 2006 and the first Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference in Istanbul on “Strengthening the Role of Women in Society”, I have admired the empetus of countries that gradually turned concern overRead more
Gender equality: a matter of social justice This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean Women are having a vital and decisive role in the social, economic and political development. They have achieved great success in terms of enhancing women’s status in all aspects of life,Read more
Bringing the women of our Mediterranean together: in pursuit of peace, prosperity and wellbeing This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean In light of the rapid changes undergoing today’s world, our vision for the future of women’s empowerment in the Mediterranean region must, first ofRead more
22 and 23 February 2018, Barcelona – Capitalizing on the continuous and successful cooperation with the Euromed University of Fes (UEMF) and the EMUNI University, the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the Presidents of these two regional hubs for Higher Education and Research inRead more
19 February 2018.- The Union for the Mediterranean and CIHEAM are announcing a joint publication on Strengthening the role of women: Obstacles and opportunities in rural and agricultural areas to be published in June 2018. The call for papers is open until the 23 March 2018. The CIHEAM Watch Letter n°40 will try to put into theRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) partner to promote cervical and breast cancer prevention and early screening through the project “Women’s Right to Health (WoRTH)”.
Women Empowerment, a crucial factor for achieving peace and stability This article is part of the UfM Report: Visions and actions to promote gender equality in the Mediterranean The 4th Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society was a unique opportunity for the leaders of the 43 UfM member countries to takeRead more
