Rome, 4 April 2017. In the framework of the UfM labelled project “Promoting women empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in the MENA region” the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Italian Agency of Cooperation for Development (AICS), Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Entrepreneurs Asso… read more
The UfM Secretariat has partnered up with Lycée Français de Barcelone to implement an UfM stimulation program for youth, called DIA-MED/Barcelone (les Dialogues pour la Méditerranée de Barcelone). This event takes the form of UfM model negotiation programme benefitting young students aged from 15 to 19, interested to develop capacities, enhance dec… read more
Tunis, 30-31 March 2017. The Third Ministerial Conference on Research, Innovation and Higher Education of the Dialogue 5+5 will take place on 30-31 March 2017 in Tunis. Building on the progress and achievements undertaken since the adoption of the Madrid and Rabat Ministerial Declarations in 2015 and 2013 respectively, the third Ministerial Confere… read more
Barcelona, 28-29 March 2017. The UfM High Level Working Group on Employment and Labour will meet at the UfM Secretariat premises in Barcelona on 28-29 March 2017. The meeting will discuss the follow-up to the UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour which was held at the Dead Sea in Jordan on 26-27 September 2016, with a view to buildin… read more
Barcelona, 16 March 2017. The Fifth Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean Climate Change Expert Group (UfM CCEG) with take place on 16 March 2017 at the premises of the Secretariat of the UfM in Barcelona. This meeting is organized back-to-back with the First UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, scheduled for 14-15 March 2017…. read more
Barcelona, 14-15 March 2017. The First Meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change aims to review progress in the implementation up to date of the 2014 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change’s recommendations. The meeting will also provide suggestions for further action and follow up. The UfM Ministerial Me… read more
Barcelona, 13 March 2017. Following the request of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change of 2014, the UfM Secretariat supports the emergence of an initiative aiming at assessing the vulnerability of the region regarding climate change. This initiative, called MedECC, gathers around 200 scientists from all over the Medite… read more
Brussels, 28 February 2017. The second UfM Ad-Hoc SOM on Sustainable Urban Development will take place in Brussels on 28 February 2017. First UfM Ad-Hoc SOM on Sustainable Urban Development took place in Barcelona on 24 November 2016. For further information about the event, please contact Transport & Urban Development Division: transport@ufm… read more
Barcelona, 2 February 2017. The European Commission and the Union for the Mediterranean are glad to announce the “Stakeholder conference on the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean”, which will take place on Thursday 2 February 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. The event is organized by the European Commission in close c… read more
Brussels, 25 January 2017. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will participate in the 22nd meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Group of Senior Officials (EU-Med GSO) in Research and Innovation on 25 January 2017 in Brussels. The meeting is organised by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, and is th… read more