19 December 2024 – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is organizing a webinar on Driving Gender-Lens Investment: Unlocking the Potential of Women-Led Social Enterprises in the MENA Region, scheduled for 19 December 2024 from 10 to 11h30 am (Barcelona time). This online event will focus on the transformative role that women-led social enterprises… read more
16 December 2024, online – Together with the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the UfM is organising the second edition of the webinar “MED Talks: Fostering Dialogue Between Northern and Southern Shores”, taking place online on 16 December 2024 at 10:00 CET. Please register via the following link. Building on the success of the first edition, this event… read more
16 December 2024 – Online – 10:00 – 13:00 (Barcelona time) – Public transport is essential for millions worldwide, but it remains a site of vulnerability for women and girls. A 2023 survey by the Arab Barometer found that 45% of women in the MENA region feel unsafe using public transport, and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) r… read more
15-17 December 2024, Aswan, Egypt – The UfM, together with the German Development Cooperation, will organize the fourth edition of the UfM Med4Jobs Stakeholders Dialogue on 15 December 2024 in Aswan, Egypt. The Dialogue will be co-funded by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion), and will benefit from the support of t… read more
12 December 2024, Athens (Greece) – The UfM Technical Meeting on Women Empowerment provides an expert forum for addressing gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Grounded in the 5th UfM Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society, adopted in October 2022, this working group aims to gather insights, foster exchan… read more
11-12 December 2024, Cairo (Egypt) – In response to the ongoing geopolitical tensions and their profound economic impacts, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), with the support of the German Development Cooperation, will organize a Seminar on Refugee entrepreneurship in Cairo on December 11-12, 2024. This event aims to explore the vital role tha… read more
11 December 2024 – Athens, Greece – The UfM Capacity building on gender equality and climate change will train around 40 women entrepreneurs within the MENA region to provide them with relevant skills within the topic. The event is dedicated to promoting gender-inclusive solutions to climate change, in line with the commitments of the 5th UfM Minis… read more
3-5 December 2024, Riyadh – In arid and semi-arid regions, the interconnectedness of water, food, and energy systems, known as the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus, presents unique and critical challenges for sustainable development. These regions face heightened pressures due to scarce water resources, fluctuating food production, and the high-e… read more
4 December 2024, Marseille – In line with its commitment to a youthful, inclusive and sustainable vision of the Mediterranean, HOMERe and the UfM are organizing a regional conference entitled “International mobility in the Mediterranean: spurring employability and the professionalization of careers”. The UfM-labelled HOMERe internships’ programme,… read more
4-5 December 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus. Organized by CERIDES in close cooperation with the UfM, the Nicosia Risk Forum 2024 (NRF2024) convene a diverse range of stakeholders, including academic, industrial, governmental, policy, and societal representatives, working in the fields of Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Key Highlights of… read more
