The call for applications to become the 2026 Mediterranean Capitals of Culture & Dialogue (MCCD) is currently open. To inform Euro-Mediterranean stakeholders who are interested in applying, an info-session will be hosted online on April 26th. This event is part of the monthly informative sessions organised by the UfM and the Anna Lindh Foundati… read more
23-25 April 2024, Tunis, Tunisia. The 2023 summer season was marked by an unprecedented drought and numerous wildfires that affected the entire Mediterranean basin, putting the national civil protection systems in the area under stress, with an important factor of simultaneity. The climate change conjuncture will intensify the number and magnitude… read more
16-18 April 2024, Brussels – The Union for the Mediterranean, in collaboration with UNIMED and the European Commission, will take part in the eighth edition of the UNIMED WEEK, to be held in Brussels, which seeks to propose a political reflection by the Euro-Mediterranean academic community on the relationships between European Institutions and the… read more
16 and 17 April 2024, Zagreb (Croatia) – The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean will convene for the 16th meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Employment and Labour in Zagreb/Croatia, as part of the Roadmap implementing the Declaration of the 5thUfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour that took place in Marrakech on 17-18 May 2022… read more
15-16 April 2024, Barcelona – The UfM Secretariat is convening, for the first time, a meeting of UfM Member States’ development actors aiming at identifying synergies and join efforts to translate political and policy achievements into concrete operational programs in a coordinated manner at regional level. The objective of this initiative is to br… read more
22 March 2024, online. The Water Finance Task Force is a key element to accelerate the implementation of the UfM Financial Strategy for Water. This Task Force is aimed at being a more effective mechanism to share experiences and lessons learned within the region. Additionally, it aims to facilitate the emergence of a community of practice that can… read more
13 March 2024, SciencesPo, Paris Campus – Despite a challenging regional and international context, Euro-Mediterranean cooperation has grown and expanded in the last decade and has managed to respond, to a certain extent, to expectations in the region. Unfortunately, the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine and consequently o… read more
7-8 March 2024, Paris, France – The UfM Secretariat will organize a meeting on sustainable construction in the margins of the first global forum on “Buildings and Climate”, which will bring together governments, international organizations, financial institutions, local authorities, private sector organizations (materials and components industry, a… read more
Objectives Agenda Media Contact IWD2024 – #InvestInWomen International Women’s Day 2024 – Closing gender gaps in the MENA financial sector: towards women-led business development The MENA region is home to the highest entrepreneurial inequality between men and women in the world: less than 5% of businesses are women-led, well below the global avera… read more
5 and 6 March 2024, Barcelona, Spain – The 7th meeting of the UfM Community of Practice (CoP) on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean will take place in Barcelona on 5 and 6 March 2024. The CoP aims to collect, discuss, assess and disseminate experiences and good practices inter alia in supporting decent job creation as well as quality ed… read more