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Are you between 18 and 29 years old? Are you a national of one of the Union of the Mediterranean –UfM Member States? This is your chance to apply to the 3rdedition of the Mediterranean Youth Academy to be held from the 6thto the 9th of November in Barcelona, Spain. 5 May 2023. The 3rd editionRead more

27 April – 14h – 16h30 CEST. The UfM Working Group meeting on Youth engagement in Environment, Urban and Rural Development will take place online on April 27th. The WG meeting will convene policymakers, thematic experts, and representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to discuss how to raise awareness among young people of the consequencesRead more

27 February – 10h – 13h CET. The First Meeting of the National Focal Points Network (NFPN) on Youth took place on 11th November 2022 online, counting with the active participation of Focal Points from different UfM Member States. Moreover, representatives of the UfM Co-presidency from the Jordan Ministry and DG NEAR were present andRead more

Today, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered in Barcelona for the 7h UfM Regional Forum, held in the framework of the Day of the Mediterranean. Foreign Affairs Ministers unanimously endorsed a declaration on the accession of North Macedonia to the Union for the Mediterranean. Young people coming from civilRead more

Follow-up meetings towards the operationalisation of the “Plaidoyer Méditerranée 2030” 23 November 2022 – UfM HEADQUARTERS, BARCELONA & ONLINE – Throughout 2021 and 2022, more than 200 young people from across 20 Euro-Mediterranean countries met to join their voices and draft a common advocacy statement gathering their aspirations, expectations, and recommendations towards building a more sustainable,Read more

7-8 April 2022, Paris – The UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, visited Paris on 7 and 8 April 2022. He met with several officials from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic cell of the Elysée Palace. He also met with the ambassador Karim Amellal, Interministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean toRead more

Since February 2020, chances are most people have read the results of at least two or three COVID-19 antigen tests. It could have been due to suspicious symptoms or because you were on your way to see your grandparents or another at-risk loved one. The frequency skyrockets for children going to school and healthcare staff.Read more

Sharm el Cheikh, 10-13 January 2022 – The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated at the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Sharm el Cheikh under the auspices of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El Sisi. This year’s edition was titled “Back together” and discussed Post-COVID effects, climateRead more

Barcelona, 9 December 2021. During the last meeting of the UfM Senior Officials for 2021, and just ahead of the 2022 European Year of Youth, the 42 member states adopted unanimously the UfM Youth Strategy 2030 – Euro-Mediterranean Youth towards a common goal. The Euro-Mediterranean region has one of the youngest populations in the world,Read more

The UfM held an online event “Young people against Hate Speech on Social Media” with the participation of young experts from the region to address the forms and practices of hate speech and discuss the necessary measures required to combat hate speech on social media. The UfM held this online event in collaboration with theRead more