A High-level meeting with Arab Financial Institutions and Development Agencies was held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean on June 26th. Discussions focused on three main areas: Regional Infrastructure Networks, Employment Challenge and Job Creation, as well as Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development…. Lire la suite
Ramallah, 18 juin, 2013. Une réunion sous la houlette du président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas a été organisée au bureau présidentiel de Ramallah le 17 juin dernier. Le but était de faire le point sur la mise en œuvre du projet d'usine de dessalement à Gaza. Le secrétaire général adjoint de l’UpM chargé de l’environnement et de l’eau, le Dr Rafiq Husseini a présenté un rapport détaillé sur l’avancement du projet. Les possibilités d’obtenir un appui arabe et international à la mise en œuvre du projet ont été examinées à la lumière des engagements d’aide financière arabe et internationale déjà existants…. Lire la suite
Barcelona, 18 June, 2013. Amb. Yigit Alpogan, UfM Deputy Secretary General for Transport and Urban Development, participated today in the 15th International Logistics & Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) held in Barcelona during 18-20 June 2013. This Exhibition is the meeting point for all the logistics activity from the South of Europe, the Mediterranean and Latin America and gathers all the professionals from the logistics industry, being the ideal framework for business deals, networking and knowledge. After fourteen editions, SIL has become a major logistics and transport trade fair in Europe and the Mediterranean. Within the framework of the SIL, the… Lire la suite
Le Secrétariat de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) a lancé aujourd’hui le projet: «LOGISMED Training Activities» (LOGISMED-TA). A travers la consolidation du secteur de la logistique en Méditerranée, ce projet servira de vecteur au développement des pays du sud de la région dans le but de faciliter le transport et d’encourager le commerce…. Lire la suite
Barcelona, 17 June, 2013. With more than 180 million people in the Mediterranean region being considered ‘water poor’ (disposing of less than 1000 m3 of renewable water per capita per year) and 60 million facing water stress (less than 500 m3 of renewable water per capita per year) according to recent figures by the Global Water Partnership, this year’s World Day to combat Desertification highlights crucial issues for the region and focuses on drought and water scarcity. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), along with its partners, is engaged in a number of actions to meet these urgent water… Lire la suite
Tangiers, 12 June, 2013. The Secretary General attended the final conference of the New Medina Cooperation program under the chairmanship of his Excellency, the Minister for Urban and City Planning of Moroco, Mr. Nabil Benabdellah. The program New Medina is a program of cooperation between new cities, financed by the European Commission under CIUDAD (Cooperation and Dialogue on Urban Development), with the objective of identifying best practices for sustainable new cities in the southern shore of the Mediterranean. The consortium of the project is composed of the Agglomération nouvelle Marne La Vallée, the Platforme des villes Nouvelles and TOUZIA Solidarité…. Lire la suite
Málaga, 11 June, 2013. The municipality of Málaga hosted a meeting of the Senior Officials of the Union for the Mediterranean on 10-11 June. The meeting discussed future projects of the Secretariat to be labelled and the state of play of the implementation of already labelled projects…. Lire la suite
A delegation of parlamentarians from the Bundestag had a working meeting with Secretary General Sijilmassi at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean…. Lire la suite
Barcelona, 1 June, 2013. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) participated in the first Arab-Euro Conference on Higher Education (AECHE), held on 30th -31st May and 1st June in Barcelona. The UfM Secretariat presented the numerous projects it is currently working on, highlighting the creation of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (EMUF), project endorsed by the 43 UfM member countries during the Senior Official Meeting held in Barcelona in June 2012. The major objectives of Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes are fostering cooperation with other universities of the Euro-Mediterranean region and enhancing cultural dialogue among countries in order… Lire la suite
UfM Senior Officials met at the Dead Sea to advance the preparations of the Mediterranean Solar Plan and prepare the upcoming Union for the Mediterranean’s Ministerial meeting on Energy, foreseen to take place next December, 2013 in Brussels…. Lire la suite
