The high level UfM Women4Mediterranean conferences constitute the major regional platform to discuss, exchange experiences and promote women’s participation in the public, economic and civil life for bringing solutions to regional challenges. They create impact by gathering the most relevant stakeholders and leaders from the Euro-Mediterranean region (governments, parliaments, private sector, international organizations, academia, media,Read more
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The Union for the Mediterranean has put women empowerment and gender equality at the heart of its mandate, among its main 3 priorities of action. The UFM is doing so by promoting the gender equality agenda as a public policy priority; by supporting concrete projects benefiting more than 50.000 women on the ground, and byRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean countries have affirmed international and regional obligations and have adopted legal measures combined with national strategies that build a framework for combatting Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and gender stereotypes. As such, the UfM labelled in June 2014 the “Forming responsible citizens” project, promoted by Ideaborn, which aims toRead more
26-28 October 2017, Hakfar Hayarok, Israel. – The annual YOCOPAS Conference – Youth Organized Collaboration for Peace and Sustainability is one of the highlights of the academic year at the Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS), a project labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean. The YOCOPAS initiative was established in 2015 by students and educatorsRead more
22-24 November 2017, Barcelona. -The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) co-organise, together with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) the “Women and Entrepreneurship & Investment program 2017” workshop within the framework of the MedaWeek Barcelona, a leading business and investment event. The eventRead more
18-19 September 2017, Barcelona. – The UfM will co-organise the International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals (GUNI), taking place in Barcelona. The Conference is a leading international meeting aiming to create a permanent and multidisciplinary knowledge network on implementation of SDGs, where all stakeholders learn from each other: universities, governments, cities and public agencies. Held in Barcelona, Catalonia, from 18th to 19th September 2017, it will gather multidisciplinary experts and high-level practitioners from around the worldRead more
The project “Promoting women empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in the Middle East and North Africa region”, implemented by UNIDO and funded by the Italian government, seeks to enhance women’s economic inclusion and thus to create conditions for sustainable and inclusive growth in the MENA region by harnessing the great potential of womenRead more
Representing nearly 60% of the total population, young people constitute one of the greatest assets for stability and development in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The new action-oriented Roadmap of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is centred on young people’s potential to promote stability and development.
Over 15 regional cooperation projects are endorsed by the UfM to empower youth, targeting directly more than 100,000 young men and women in the region.
Around 40 experts, academics, practitioners and advocates met on 18-19 July, 2017 in Barcelona to identify key priority actions and approaches towards enhancing the roles of women and youth as key actors in preventing violent extremism in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Barcelona, 18-19 July 2017.- The meeting is jointly organised by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and UN Women. The primary objective of the two-day meeting is to take stock of current research and experience, while also identifying key areas for future peace and security interventionsRead more
