The development of a wind farm in Jordan, the creation of a Mediterranean water knowledge platform, a capacity building programme aimed at promoting civic education in schools and a programme aimed at stimulating green industries and entrepreneurship are the four new projects recently labelled by the UfM…. read more
Bringing together some 200 participants from 35 countries, the conference created a unique momentum for dialogue at political and technical levels, allowing the exchange of best practices in the field of gender equality, the signature of cooperation and financing agreements, as well as the official launching of specific projects…. read more
The project was launched today on the occasion of the ‘Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment: Projects for Progress’ Conference. Co-funding for the implementation of the first phase has been secured by Norway and Flanders. The training courses will start in the coming months in Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco, then in Lebanon and Egypt…. read more
Barcelona, 8 March, 2014. On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Union for the Mediterranean joins the international community in congratulating and supporting all women around the world. We express our particular and utmost admiration and respect for the women of the Euro-Mediterranean region, who have stood at the forefront of development, respect and freedom. Women represent an enormous wealth of knowledge, wisdom, expertise and work force that still needs to be fully acknowledged and supported. The Union for the Mediterranean stands ready to contribute to these strategic global goals by fostering a stronger participation of women from… read more
This UfM project-oriented conference will take place on 26-27 March 2014, at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, in Barcelona, with the aim to encourage the implementation of projects and initiatives in the field of socio-economic empowerment of women in the Euro-Mediterranean region…. read more
Barcelona, 23 January, 2013. With the aim to discuss possibilities of cooperation in the field of women’s handicraft in the Euro-Mediterranean region, a meeting with representatives of civil society organisations active in the field from Morocco, Lebanon, Croatia, France, Tunisia and Spain was held yesterday at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, in Barcelona. The meeting was held in the framework of preparations for the Union for the Mediterranean project conference “Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment: Projects for Progress”, which will be held on 26-27 March 2014 in Barcelona. The field of women’s handicrafts is of essential importance as it… read more
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is preparing to launch the second phase of Young Women as Job Creators, in an effort to continue supporting young women in the Southern Mediterranean in starting up their own businesses…. read more
Barcelona, 29 November, 2013. The Women's Rights Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) took place today at the premises of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean. The Committee was chaired by Samira Merai-Friaa, member of the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia, and focused on two main topics: The situation of women in armed conflicts and Women and job creation. Delphine Borione, UfM Deputy Secretary General for Social and Civil Affairs, presented the main UfM priorities and projects on women empowerment in the region, highlighting the upcoming Union for the Mediterranean Conference on… read more
UfM supports business networking opportunities among women entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean region
The 5th Mediterranean Women Entrepreneurs Forum was held in the framework of the 7th Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders, a major economic event in the Mediterranean region, focusing on the key aspects of the region’s socio-economic development…. read more
The second UfM-EuroMed Social Dialogue Forum took place in Barcelona on 13 November. The event, organised by the European Commission, the Directorate General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, was opened by Mr Fathallah Sijilmassi, Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Mr Zoltan Kazatsay, Deputy Director-General of European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, and Mr Felip Puig i Godes, Catalan Counsellor for Enterprise and Labour. The Forum gathered high-level representatives of employers and trade unions from the UfM members. Given the economic and social challenges of the region, the main themes of the forum were capacity building for… read more
