19 December 2024, Online – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), co-organized with the German Cooperation Agency (GIZ), successfully held a webinar titled Driving Gender-Lens Investment: Unlocking the Potential of Women-Led Social Enterprises in the MENA Region, on 19 December 2024. The Webinar, which had registered 60 participants, was structured into two main segments: theRead more
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19 December 2024 – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is organizing a webinar on Driving Gender-Lens Investment: Unlocking the Potential of Women-Led Social Enterprises in the MENA Region, scheduled for 19 December 2024 from 10 to 11h30 am (Barcelona time). This online event will focus on the transformative role that women-led social enterprises playRead more
11 December 2024, Athens. The UfM capacity building on gender equality and climate change event, held on December 11, 2024, in Athens, aimed to address the intersection of gender equality and climate change, focusing on empowering women entrepreneurs in the MENA region to overcome challenges in finance and market access, particularly in green and blueRead more
12 December 2024, Athens (Greece) – The UfM Technical Meeting on Women Empowerment provides an expert forum for addressing gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Grounded in the 5th UfM Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society, adopted in October 2022, this working group aims to gather insights, foster exchange, and buildRead more
11 December 2024 – Athens, Greece – The UfM Capacity building on gender equality and climate change will train around 40 women entrepreneurs within the MENA region to provide them with relevant skills within the topic. The event is dedicated to promoting gender-inclusive solutions to climate change, in line with the commitments of the 5thRead more
Over recent years, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has made efforts to promote initiatives aimed at actively engaging young people as drivers of a just and sustainable transition. The UfM is committed to harnessing the transformative potential of young people in shaping the future of the region through an inclusive and holistic approach toRead more
Online Training, 2-3 December 2024 – To assist Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in their digital transformation, the UfM and UOC are organizing a series of two training workshops for senior academic leaders, management, teaching and research staff in the Mediterranean region. A first training block was held earlier this month. It focused on the transformation of the institutions themselves, theirRead more
December 2, 2024 – Online – 10h – 13h (Barcelona time) – The UfM Training on Empowering Women in artificial Intelligence (AI), supported by the German Development Cooperation, aims to tackle the significant gender disparity in the rapidly growing field of Artificial Intelligence. Despite increasing opportunities, women represent only about 27% of the global AI workforce, with evenRead more
UfM Med Youth Lab 2024, 25-29 November 2024, in Fes Download Agenda Download Agenda Final Pitch Event UfM Youth Engagement Outcome Document What is the UfM Med Youth Lab 2024? LIVE: The closing event of the 2024 UfM Med Youth Lab, the Final Pitch: The UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 is a five-day skill-building eventRead more
Barcelona, November 19, 2024 – The Spanish National Organisation for Cooperation and the Social Inclusion of the Disabled (ONCE) unveiled its special Med Day Coupon charity lottery ticket at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) headquarters in Barcelona, commemorating the collaborative spirit of the Euro-Mediterranean community. This special “Med Day Coupon” edition, launched on NovemberRead more
