The UfM Secretary General was invited to participate in the second Europe-Africa Forum in Marseille as a guest speaker. This event was an opportunity for Secretary General Nasser Kamel to hold several bilateral meetings aimed at examining possibilities of cooperation with different institutions, but also to enlighten the present actors on UfM Secretariat activities. 16 May 2023, Marseille – The Europe-Africa Forum, which was inaugurated by Mrs. Martine Vassal – Présidente of “Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence”, and President of the “Conseil départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône”, chose the UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel as a guest speaker to reflect and share UfM perspectives during the… read more
The UfM Secretariat attended for the third time the Annual Conference of COPEAM in April 2023. This year represented a milestone for the organization as it celebrated its 30th anniversary. The event allowed the UfM to enhance its collaboration with COPEAM on awareness-raising media campaigns and initiatives. Secretary General Nasser Kamel offered a historical contextualization of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and announced the launch of the new initiative: “Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue”. 26-27 April 2023, Montpellier – During the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Conference of COPEAM entitled “Digital cultures and new audiovisual languages”, UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel… read more
Sciences Po Paris, Campus of Menton’s director invited the UfM Secretary General to this campus dedicated to Euro-Mediterranean affairs. Secretary General Nasser Kamel conversed with a group of students the challenges and opportunities of the Mediterranean region and highlighted the role of the UfM in that prospect. 21 March 2023 – Menton – In the framework of a teaching seminar dedicated to Euro-Mediterranean frameworks of cooperation, UfM Secretary General was invited to Sciences Po. Paris’s campus of Menton, where studies are mainly dedicated to the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern region. After meeting with the Director and some members of the… read more
A 14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) led by the Foundation of the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco was organized in March 2023. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel was among the main key speakers invited to this discussion platform. He underlined the importance of Mediterranean cross-shore cooperation and partnerships in anticipating and tackling the effects of climate change in the region. 20 March 2023, Monaco – Invited by the Foundation of Prince Albert II, UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel partook in the 14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI). Organized by the Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute… read more
A roundtable discussion on research and innovation and PRIMA projects was held in Egypt during an Italian-led mission on Agriculture, Agri-food and Food Security. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel highlighted the important contribution of PRIMA to the UfM framework, and the need to upscale research projects at Mediterranean level 13-15 March 2023, Cairo – Climate change, the war in Ukraine and its repercussions on food security, along with the need for economic growth and youth employment, all call for common actions between the North and the South of the Mediterranean for increasing resilience of agri-food value chains. Against these… read more
The 2nd UfM Ministerial Conference on Transport took place online on 9 February 2023. A new Regional Transport Action Plan was endorsed by the UfM Ministers, that will reinvigorate multilateral cooperation in this sector until 2027 and unlock an important potential in the economic and social development in the region in the years ahead. Transport is a vital “enabler” in sustainable development, with transport-related targets included in eight out of the seventeen SDGs. Transport is also a multiplier in the economic development of any country and an important component of regional integration in the Mediterranean. Barcelona, 9 February 2023. On… read more
Building on the outcomes of the UfM Ministerial Conference on Research and Innovation held in June 2022, the UfM co-organised an event on the ‘International Cooperation in Research and Innovation (R&I) for Mediterranean resilience – Launch of Mediterranean Initiative: Horizon Europe WP 2023-2024’, together with the European Commission and the EU Delegation in Cairo. The Mediterranean Initiative included in the Horizon Europe Work Programme brings new significant opportunities for Mediterranean research stakeholders Cairo, 30-31 January 2023. For the first time ever, the Horizon Europe 2022-2023 programme is foreseeing a “Mediterranean Initiative”. This series of R&I calls, open to Mediterranean countries… read more
A high-level mission on Agriculture, Agri-food, and Food Security to Egypt was held in January 2023, as a follow-up on the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the Food Crisis of December 2022, co-chaired by Italy, Turkey, and Lebanon, at the margins of the Rome MED Dialogue. It was led by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Universities and Research, Anna Maria Bernini. A meeting was also organized with Egyptian President Abdel Fatha El-Sisi as well as Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly. The goal was to support the PRIMA initiative, by scaling… read more
UfM Member States gather in Barcelona to advance regional cooperation in response to regional crises
Today, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered in Barcelona for the 7h UfM Regional Forum, held in the framework of the Day of the Mediterranean. Foreign Affairs Ministers unanimously endorsed a declaration on the accession of North Macedonia to the Union for the Mediterranean. Young people coming from civil society organizations from across the Euro-Mediterranean region, presented their expectations and recommendations to the Foreign Affairs Ministers with a view to developing concrete solutions for a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous Mediterranean. Ministers approved the launch of the regional initiative “Mediterranean Capitals of Culture”. Two… read more
The Ministers in charge of gender equality from the 42 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) endorsed today in Madrid a Ministerial Declaration to accelerate the strengthening of women’s role in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Ministers agreed to enhance legal frameworks, improve women’s access to leadership in public life and decision-making, raise women´s participation in economic life and combat and prevent violence against women and girls. The regional High-Level Conference on Women for the Mediterranean, held every two years, will kick-off this afternoon in Madrid. It will gather over 100 high-level representatives and international experts to discuss operational… read more
