Union for the Mediterranean granted observer status at the United Nations

Barcelona, 22 December 2015. The United Nations General Assembly adopted in December the Resolution A/70/124, granting observer status to the Union for the Mediterranean, at the initiative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Co-President of the Union for the Mediterranean, and with the sponsorship of the UfM Member States.

The UfM welcomes another international recognition of its global role as a driving force for regional cooperation and integration in the Mediterranean and looks forward to actively participating in this capacity in the work of the General Assembly.