Photogallery Légende : Carlo Buontempo, directeur du Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) et Grammenos Mastrojeni, secrétaire général adjoint de l’UpM L’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) et le Centre Européen pour les Prévisions Météorologiques à Moyen Terme (CEPMMT) ont signé un partenariat à Barcelone, afin de garantir l’accès aux données nécessaires pour relever les défis du changement climatique en Méditerranée à tous les pays de l’UpM. Barcelone, le 26 Octobre 2021. Au cours des prochaines années, le CEPMMT, chargé de mettre en œuvre le Service Copernicus de Surveillance de l’Atmosphère (CAMS) et du Changement Climatique (C3S), et l’Union pour la Méditerranée travailleront… Lire la suite
L’initiative offre une solution d’urgence mettant en place un Mécanisme de Réponse Rapide (RRM) innovant pour l’Éducation supérieure dans la région euro-méditerranéenne. Ce projet permettra à 300 réfugiés et étudiants des communautés d’accueil l’accès à des établissements d’éducation supérieure dans les trois prochaines années. Barcelone, 21 octobre 2021. Les hauts fonctionnaires des Ministères des Affaires étrangères des États membres de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) se sont réunis aujourd’hui et ont approuvé une nouvelle initiative régionale visant à soutenir l’accès à l’enseignement supérieur des populations réfugiées et déplacées. Ils ont également évoqué les préparatifs du 6e Forum régional de… Lire la suite
Barcelona, 12 October. UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel participated online in the high-level segment of the 2021 OSCE Mediterranean Conference held in hybrid format in Vienna on the 12 and 13 of October dedicated to the theme “Road to resilience: post-pandemic recovery and security in the OSCE and Mediterranean regions”. On his intervention, the Secretary General recalled the need to focus on three elements in a sustainable post pandemic recovery: an effective regional integration that will unleash the full social and economic potential of the Mediterranean region; an inclusive development axed in a digital transition; a recovery based in climate-resilient… Lire la suite
Les Ministres des 42 États membres de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) se sont réunis aujourd’hui au Caire pour la 2e Réunion ministérielle sur l’action climatique et environnementale, sous la co-Présidence de la Jordanie et de l’Union européenne. Ensemble, ils ont défini un projet commun afin d’intensifier les efforts et répondre aux multiples enjeux climatiques et environnementaux auxquels la région euro-méditerranéenne est confrontée. Photos Le Caire, 4 octobre 2021. La Conférence ministérielle a été présidée par Frans Timmermans, Vice-Président exécutif de la Commission européenne chargée du pacte vert pour l’Europe, au nom de l’UE, et Nabil Masarweh, Ministre de l’environnement du Royaume hachémite… Lire la suite
27 September 2021, Barcelona. UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel met with Ms. Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, city where the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership was launched back in 1995 and where the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean is based. During their meeting, SG Kamel and Mayor Colau discussed the preparation of the Day of the Mediterranean and the celebration of its first edition this year in the city of Barcelona. In their first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretary General further emphasized the central role Barcelona has played in Euro-Mediterranean relations since the launch of… Lire la suite
The World habitat Day 2021 is about sustainable urbanization and collective global responsibility for the future of the human habitat, with a focus on moving towards carbon neutrality. The UfM Urban Agenda and the UfM Strategic Urban Development Action Plan 2040 reflect the shared strategic vision of UfM Member States for tackling adaptive urban and societal challenges and opportunities of the coming decades. 4 October 2021. The UfM joins the celebration of the World Habitat Day, which focuses on “Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world” this year. Nearly 80% of the Mediterranean urban populations will be concentrated on 10% of… Lire la suite
29 and 30 September 2021: The UfM Practical Educational Workshop on ´´e-governance´´ in Palestine was organized digitally on 29 and 30 September, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, and the Estonian ICT Cluster, as a tangible initiative towards strengthening UfM-Palestine cooperation ties. This Workshop is the second in a series of UfM e-governance Workshops intended for the interested Southern Mediterranean Countries as follow-up to the conclusions of the UfM Conference on ´´Digital Transformation and Digital Skills for the Future´´ held in Tallinn (Estonian Capital), exactly two years ago, on 30 September 2019. Bringing together participants form various… Lire la suite
20-22 September 2021, New York. UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel attended the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly where he showcased the work of the Union for the Mediterranean and strengthened its partnerships with key UN institutions and agencies, such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC). Together with Assistant Secretary-General and Director for the Regional Bureau for Arab States of the UNDP Khalida Bouzar, Secretary General Kamel presented the main findings and recommendations of the UfM Regional Integration Report. They further agreed on renewing the Memorandum of Understanding between… Lire la suite
The UfM Regional Platform on Industrial Cooperation convened on 20th September 2021, bringing together, in addition to the EU and Jordanian UfM Co-presidencies as well as the UfM Secretariat, representatives of Embassies, SBA coordinators and Senior Officials in charge of industrial cooperation from the UfM Member States. In their opening remarks, Ms Outi SLOTBOOM, Director for Strategy and conomic Analysis, DG GROW, and Mr Zaher AL-QATARNEH, Deputy Secretary General for Technical Affairs and Director for the Foreign Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, of Jordan, highlighted the negative effects of the pandemic crisis on the economic level, thus… Lire la suite
22 September 2021 – In the framework of the Union for Mediterranean (UfM) initiative aimed at evaluating progress made in gender equality in the region, the UfM Regional Dialogue on Women Empowerment, it was decided to establish a follow-up mechanism backed up with indicators to monitor and measure progress and provide policy recommendations to close the gender gap. These findings will be included in the 2nd UfM Regional Progress Report on gender equality which provides statistical data, data analysis and policy recommendations for the 2022 UfM Ministerial Declaration. In order to prepare for this Report, a first Ad-Hoc Working Group was… Lire la suite