3 February 2022. Last 17 November , the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), joined forces with Business Club Africa, a network with a reach of 6000+ executives across the African continent and around the world, to create and launch the MENA Women Business Club. The… read more
2 February 2022. The UfM Co-Presidency and the UfM will hold the Annual Meeting of the UfM Energy Platforms on 2 February 2022. The UfM Co-presidency and the UfM secretariat have held numerous coordination meetings with stakeholders of the UfM energy platforms in preparation for this meeting. A new Roadmap for Action on energy, is to be endorsed du… read more
27 January 2022 | Online meeting | 10.00 AM – 12.00 PM CET. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (BUSINESSMED) are pleased to invite you to the Digital event on “Higher Education and Vocational Training as tools for employability: Which strategies for the UfM region?” that will be held o… read more
Live The First Edition UfM I Conference on Disability and Social Inclusion in the Mediterranean will take place on 26 and 27 of January 2022 The I Conference on Disability and Social Inclusion in the Mediterranean is a regional event that addresses the rights, challenges, and limitations of persons with disabilities in the Euro-Mediterranea… read more
26 January 2022, from 16h00 to 17h00 (UTC+1). The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation as the use of single-use plastics such as gloves and masks has increased, threatening to stall and even reverse the progress achieved, as single plastic accounts for up to 50% of beach litter. The new project “Plastic Busters CAP: Fostering knowledge tra… read more
13 January 2022. Although some 20 global water-related goals were adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda, the SDGs are still little used by water stakeholders. One reason for this, is the richness of the 2030 Agenda, which aims to address all of humanity’s major challenges simultaneously. This richness is perceived as a complexity by potential… read more
The New-Med Research Network and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), in cooperation with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, are organising the gh-level international conference in Barcelona “Climate Change and Security in the Mediterranean: Exploring the nexus, unpacking international policy responses”…. read more
Follow the event live (15 November, 9h30): 15 December 2021. The UfM Regional Dialogue Meeting on Women Empowerment will take place online on 15 December 2021, with participation of around 70 focal points from Ministries in charge of gender equality and women issues, national statistic institutions, regional and international organizations, civil s… read more
14 December- 16 December 2021. The UfM Working Groups (WGs) on Land, Air and Maritime Transport and Logistics of the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity will convene online from Tuesday 14 December to Thursday 16 December 2021. The WG meetings will contribute to the ongoing process of laying the groundwork at technical level for the upc… read more
The Council of Europe will award the contributions made by a network of more than 190 environmental scientists from 25 countries to the first-ever scientific report on the Climate and Environmental risks in the Mediterranean region. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will give the award to the MedECC coordinators next 9th of December at… read more