“Violence against women and girls is a grave violation of human rights and human dignity. Further to preventing women from a full participation in the society, violence has an impact and a cost which extend to the family, to children and to the whole society”, said Senior Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Delphine Borione during theRead more
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High unemployment rates have persisted in the Middle East and North Africa for decades, averaging around 12% for non-oil exporting countries. Youth aged 15-25 constitute between 40% and 60% of the region’s unemployed population. In fact, the youth unemployment rate in the Middle East and North Africa is among the highest of all world regions,Read more
High unemployment rates have persisted in the Middle East and North Africa for decades, averaging around 12% for non-oil exporting countries. Youth aged 15-25 constitute between 40% and 60% of the region’s unemployed population. In fact, the youth unemployment rate in the Middle East and North Africa is among the highest of all world regions,Read more
Last October 2015 the European Investment Bank (EIB) hosted the 15th Conference of the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) which explored the links between private sector finance, entrepreneurship and job creation. And within this analysis it highlighted that, considering that the Mediterranean region will see a large number of new entrants into theRead more
More than a 100 participants of the Skill for Success program celebrated the end of their training and their improved employability skills.
Riviera Hotel, Corniche el Manara, Lebanon, 18 August 2016 AMIDEAST/Lebanon will hold a graduation ceremony for the participants of the programme Skills for Success in Beirut on August 18, 2016. Skills for Success is an employability-skills-training programme, labelled by the UfM, addressed at young, economically disadvantaged and unemployed women who have completed their secondary schoolRead more
• Minister Schmit and UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi discussed the upcoming third UfM Ministerial Meeting on Labour and Employment.
• They explored ways to further coordinate efforts in addressing the challenges of the region in the field of vocational training and youth employment.
• The Euro-Mediterranean region is facing numerous consequences of the climate change which take a hard toll on habitants of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean countries. In this regard, the sustainable agriculture and fisheries are vital to the stable social and economic growth of the Mediterranean.
• CIHEAM’s 1st Mediterranean Forum for PhD Students and Young Researchers, framed within the UfM labelled project Higher Education & Food Security and Rural Development, provided the opportunity to debate on potential initiatives addressing the current challenges related to the design of sustainable agricultural food production systems in the Mediterranean basin.
Amman, Jordan, 19th to 21th July 2016 The Conference is organized by UNIDO as part of the projects “Promoting women empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in the MENA region” and “Development of Clusters in Cultural and Creative Industries in the Southern Mediterranean”, under the auspices of the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat. TheRead more
18-19 July 2016. Montpellier With the support of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) will hold the First Mediterranean Forum initiative for PhD students and young researchers in Montpellier in July, 18-19. The objectives of this forum is to open up a platform ofRead more
