The discussions, held between roughly 40 representatives from the public and private sectors on all sides of the Mediterranean, focused on the Mediterranean’s position from a global outlook as an old and new actor in Mediterranean trade, investment, and development, in addition to security and geopolitical challenges…. read more
• Data show that the Mediterranean region is particularly exposed to global environmental concerns. • The Union for the Mediterranean promotes and supports a variety of initiatives to address environmental challenges and help improve the quality of life throughout the region. • A UfM Ministerial meeting on “Blue Economy” will be held at the end of the year with the goal of generating jobs and investment in the region…. read more
The Conference, hosted by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region and officially opened by the President of the French Republic Mr François Hollande, is being held in preparation for the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which will take place in Paris from 30 November to 11 December 2015 (COP21/CMP11)…. read more
The two countries congratulated the Union for the Mediterranean on the role it has played and call on it to bolster its capacities when it comes to reviewing the European Neighbourhood Policy…. read more
Twenty-five senior female high public officials from the Mediterranean countries meet in Barcelona to discuss the role of gender equality in various issues that the region faces…. read more
• Blue economy offers enormous potential for job creation and investment in the Mediterranean, particularly in terms of sustainable development, clustering and networking of education and training organisations, increased research and innovation capacity, skills development and access to finance. • This potential can only be tapped through joint efforts and close cooperation between all littoral States…. read more
• The Jordanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nasser Judeh, opened the Senior Officials Meeting in Jordan, which has held the southern co-presidency of the UfM since 2012. • Within the political dialogue, Senior Officials exchanged views on the Middle East Peace Process, the situation in Syria and its repercussions on the ground, including the Syrian refugees issue and the phenomena of extremism and radicalism across the Euro-Mediterranean region…. read more
• Both institutions signed an official partnership agreement to cooperate in areas such as business development, women’s economic empowerment, energy, water, environment and climate change. • The operational collaboration between UfM and UNIDO started in 2014 with the promotion of the project “Establishment of a regional platform for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries and Clusters in the Southern Mediterranean”, aimed to foster entrepreneurial cooperation among the cultural and creative industries…. read more
The Union for the Mediterranean contributes to the international community’s renewed efforts to promote dialogue and cooperation with a view to preventing extremism and intolerance. Barcelona, 22 May 2015. The Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, participated at the OSCE Security days on “Building Bridges: Promoting Dialogue to Prevent Radicalization and Violent Extremism”, held in Vienna on 21-22 May 2015. The Conference, opened by the OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, gathered senior officials from governments and international organizations, experts, religious and civil society leaders and leading journalists from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, to discuss on how… read more
• 250 policymakers, experts, representatives from international organisations, think tanks, funding agencies, private sector and civil society from 35 countries discussed solutions to reduce the economic gender gap in the Euro-Mediterranean region. They stressed the urgency to improve women’s economic participation and called for concrete measures and more synergy between key actors in the region. • The Minister of Women and Family Affairs of Tunisia, Samira Merai Friia, proposed that Tunisia hosts the next Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on increasing the role of women in Society in 2016…. read more
