15-16 January 2025, Barcelona (Spain). The objective of the 4th Meeting of the UfM Working Group on Affordable and Sustainable Housing, to be held at the UfM Secretariat premises in Barcelona on 15-16 January 2025, is to evaluate progress on housing policies in each Member State, identify challenges, and set standards with a view toRead more
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16 December 2024, online – Together with the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the UfM is organising the second edition of the webinar “MED Talks: Fostering Dialogue Between Northern and Southern Shores”, taking place online on 16 December 2024 at 10:00 CET. Please register via the following link. Building on the success of the first edition, this event will focusRead more
16 December 2024 – Online – 10:00 – 13:00 (Barcelona time) – Public transport is essential for millions worldwide, but it remains a site of vulnerability for women and girls. A 2023 survey by the Arab Barometer found that 45% of women in the MENA region feel unsafe using public transport, and the European UnionRead more
27-28 November 2024, Barcelona, Spain – Following the adoption of the new Region Transport Action Plan (RTAP) for the Mediterranean region, on the occasion of the Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Transport (online, 9 February 2023), and building on previous meetings, the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity and its thematic Working Groups on LandRead more
Marseille, France, 25-27 November 2024. The declaration of the 3rd Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Urban Development (Zagreb, Croatia, 4 May 2023), mandated the UfMS to advance on the promotion and valuation of traditional building skills. In this regard, the UfM Programme on Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills in theRead more
Brussels, Belgium, 21-22 November 2024. The 5th Meeting of the “UfM Advisory Group Meeting – Network of Schools of Architecture of the Euro-Mediterranean Region”, which will be hosted by the Université Libre de Bruxelles (UCL) in Brussels, Belgium on 21 and 22 November 2024, will build on the concrete outcomes of this cooperation, and serve toRead more
Cairo, Egypt, 7 November 2024. The Networking Event “It All Starts With Her – Exploring womens impact on localising the Sustainable Development Goals” is dedicated to the transformative power of female-led urban development when we explore projects from around the world that advance Sustainable Development Goals. It will spotlight the vital role of local andRead more
6 November 2024 | 15:00 – 16:30 – Representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Arts in Algeria, the Ministry of Culture in Egypt, the Programme on Sustainable Ksours and Kasbash in Morocco, and the Ministry of Housing in Tunisia will share the outcomes of the recent meetings conducted in their respective countries on thisRead more
4-8 November 2024, Barcelona – Hosted in the stunning Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, The 8th Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW) will take place from 4 – 8 November in Barcelona. The event will be co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean together with the Joint Organising CommitteeRead more
2 October 2024, Faro. UfM countries, Observers, and Experts gathered together in Faro (Portugal) in order to continue to set the path towards the implementation of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on SBE / its related Roadmap, with a focus on: i) reporting by the countries; ii) joint follow-up to the 2nd UfM Stakeholder ConferenceRead more
