Ismailia, 7-9 May 2018. UfM Conference on Maritime Transport and Logistics will take place in Ismailia (Suez Canal), Egypt on May 7-9 2018 under the theme “Success Stories fostering Intermodality and Connectivity in the Euro-Mediterranean Region”.
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The main objective of the Imbaba Urban Upgrading Project is to upgrade urban facilities, provide new job opportunities, revenue-creating activities and public spaces. The project aims to strengthen the integration of Imbaba and al-Warraq, two of the most populated and unplanned urban areas of Egypt, with the rest of Greater Cairo.
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The UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity will bring together UfM government representatives, key regional and international partner organisations, and international financial institutions, as well as the private sectors.
•Intra-Mediterranean maritime trade flows account for nearly 25% of global traffic volume.
•With a total value of €520 million, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) supports three labelled projects targeting the maritime transport, trade and logistics sectors.
•Supported by the active involvement of its 43 Member States, the UfM is committed to building on the great potential of the Mediterranean maritime sector to facilitate trade, transport and mobility in the region, while placing people at the centre of its projects and initiatives.
The UfM Secretariat held today in New York City the High-Level Roundtable “Towards implementing the New Urban Agenda in the Mediterranean Region” following the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the New Urban Agenda and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
The Mediterranean region is characterized by one of the fastest urbanization rates worldwide – almost 60% of its people are already living in urban areas. The UfM Urban Agenda represents an action-oriented roadmap for the future aimed at ensuring urban sustainability and resilience with greater socio-economic impact on the ground, thus improving the quality of life of the peoples of the Mediterranean region.
Leipzig, 2 June 2017. UfM Deputy Secretary General Ihab Fahmy participated in the 10th Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) – OECD, held in Leipzig, Germany from 31 May to 2 June 2017. The summit gathered Transport Ministers from around the world, heads of key international organisations, international financial institutions and CEOs ofRead more
The World Alliance for Efficient Solutions and the UfM Secretariat agree to collaborate on joint activities to support the Euro-Mediterranean region transition toward a sustainable and low-carbon development.
Barcelona, 25 April 2017. First UfM-IFIs Transport Project Committee Meeting is to be held at the Headquarters of the UfM Secretariat in Barcelona on 25 April 2017, back-to-back with the First UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity. For further information about the event, please contact Transport & Urban Development Division: transport@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
