23-25 November 2022, Tunis. The 4th Conference of the Mediterranean New Chance Network (MedNC) will take place in Tunis, Tunisia, from 23 to 25 November 2022 and will be under the theme of the future of NEET youth in the Mediterranean, with a particular focus on the Tunisian situation and innovative sectors, while including the key cross-cutting th… read more
General info Press Corner Previous editions Mediterranean Day Website 7th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean French | Arabic | Spanish 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… read more
Follow-up meetings towards the operationalisation of the “Plaidoyer Méditerranée 2030” 23 November 2022 – UfM HEADQUARTERS, BARCELONA & ONLINE – Throughout 2021 and 2022, more than 200 young people from across 20 Euro-Mediterranean countries met to join their voices and draft a common advocacy statement gathering their aspirations, expectations… read more
22 November, Barcelona. As follow-up first Conference on Disability and Social Inclusion in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, the 22 of November there will be an official visit of the UfM and its Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, to the Territorial Delegation of ONCE in Barcelona. In this occasion, ONCE will launch its Mediterranean Day Lottery Coupon … read more
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – 6 to 18 November 2022 – For the first time in COP’s history, the 27th edition will host a Mediterranean Pavilion. The initiative is conceived to highlight both the urgent challenges the region is currently facing, and the innovative solutions already being developed throughout the Mediterranean, raising awareness on a regio… read more
Barcelona, 15 November 2022 – The Smart City Congress 2022 in Barcelona will provide the UfM with the opportunity to organise a side event, with the aim to discuss innovative solutions provided by the smart cities to the Mediterranean sustainability challenges. The event entitled “Smart Cities for Sustainability and Inclusiveness: Experiences from… read more
7-18 November 2022. The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. COP 27 was originally expected to take place from 8-20 November 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, COP 26 was rescheduled from November 2020 to November 2021. As a result, COP 27 will take place from 7-18 November… read more
4 November 2022. The UfM and the German Development Cooperation will co-organise the fourth edition of the UfM Trade and Investment Forum physically in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 4 November 2022, under the auspices of The Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye and in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC… read more
3 November 2022. 2022 is a key year for advancing climate and environmental action in the region, culminating in a dense end-of-the-year with four upcoming COPs – Climate Change (COP27), Ramsar/Wetlands (COP14), CITES/Endangered Species (COP19), and Biodiversity (COP15) – as well as advancements on the new Plastic Pollution International Agreement… read more
Amman, Kempiski Hotel, 30-31 October 2022 – The UfM is partnering with the Higher Council for Science and Technology, with the support of the German Development Cooperation, on a Forum hosted under the auspices of ESCWA, with the aim of exploring: how government-academia-business cooperation is being advanced in the region, how innovation can suppo… read more
