12 November 2020. The UfM and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will host the UfM Trade and Investment Forum: Creating Opportunities for Jobs in Times of COVID-19 on 2 November 2020. While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to enormous economic disruptions and employment, a future shortening of supply chains mig… Lire la suite
10-11 November 2020. The environmental impact on human health will become more critical in the future. By 2050, it is estimated that 68 % (about 650 million) of the Arab population will be living in urban areas, often characterized by heavy traffic, polluted air, poor housing, limited access to water and sanitation services, noise pollution, beside… Lire la suite
10 November 2020. The 11th Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Trade Ministerial Conference will take place on 10 November 2020 by videoconference and will be co-chaired by the EU and Jordanian UfM co-presidencies and with the participation of Minister from UfM Member States. The main objective of the conference is to push forward the regional trade… Lire la suite
Beirut, 28 October 2020 –The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) partnered with AMWAJ Forum, a leading platform focusing on tackling water scarcity and energy challenges and with CEWAS Middle East, and KAS – REMENA, to address the most pressing issues facing the Mediterranean region on the fronts of energy and water nexus. After Amman (2016) and Barc… Lire la suite
19 October 2020.The 2nd Cairo Water Week (CWW) will be held next October in Cairo, between 18-22 October 2020, under the auspices of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Cairo Water Week (CWW) is considered one of the biggest water-related events at the national, regional and international levels. It has grown significantly over the pas… Lire la suite
19-20 October 2020. Following the proposed recommendations of the Third Meeting of Civil Protection Directors-General of the Union for the Mediterranean, a two-day preparatory meeting will gather online to discuss the two working groups, namely: – Public awareness in Civil Protection and disaster risk management – Volunteers in Civil Protection. Th… Lire la suite
13 October 2020. As a follow-up to the UfM Senior Officials’ meeting of 23rd September, 2020, the UfM is organising an online informal coordination meeting, which will be hosted on Tuesday, 13 October, 2020, between 14:00-15:30 hrs. CEST. The objective of the meeting is to facilitate information exchange, enable comparison of notes, and to contrib… Lire la suite
Barcelona, 8 October 2020. The fourth Webinar to be delivered by the UfM Economic Development and Employment Division is anchored to the UfM Secretariat’s efforts to contribute to the post-pandemic recovery, and aims to showcase some of the promising sectors and the required skills for the ‘new normal’ that will follow the crisis. Capitalizing on t… Lire la suite
LIVE WEBINAR (WEBEX) Thursday 08 OCTOBER 2020 13:00 BRITISH SUMMER TIME KEYNOTE GUEST OF HONOUR SPEAKER HE Ambassador Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean SPEAKER MODERATOR Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani Founder & Chairman, The Arab International Women’s Forum The UfM celebrates a very special anniversary in 2020, being … Lire la suite
6 October 2020. The Social Dialogue Forum, as a bipartite forum, meets for the fourth time on 6-7 October 2020, in a fully virtual format and brings together representatives from national employers’ and workers’ organisations from UfM partner countries, relevant Euro-Mediterranean regional organisations, as well as representatives from the UfM Co-P… Lire la suite
