Union for the Mediterranean Newsletter View our newsletter online NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2012 EDITORIAL Dear Friends, I am delighted to share with you the first issue of the UfM Newsletter! This new resource, together with our website and social networks, will allow us to inform more effectively, in more detail, and on a regular basis on the progress of the UfM Secretariat’s activities. This bi-monthly newsletter will keep you up to date on our latest news, projects, work, and upcoming events. Of course, we will be more than happy to receive any feedback, ideas and thoughts you might want to share with us. I hope you all enjoy our very first issue! Fathallah Sijilmassi LATEST NEWS UfM backs project to develop employability skills for women II Experts Meeting on Employment and Entrepreneurship takes place in Barcelona Tunisia and Morocco express their interest in the UfM’s transport projects The new UfM project was labeled by the representatives of the 43 country members within the framework... Focusing on the improvement of skills for employment and entrepreneurship development in the Mediterranean... The Transport and Urban Development Division of the UfM is actively working on the promotion of two labeled... EU supports the development of a Solar power station in Ouarzazate UfM promotes the improvement of the water governance in the Mediterranean UfM approves project to create a Euro-Mediterranean University in Morocco This cooperation is enshrined in the overall approach of the Mediterranean Solar Plan... Five countries are participating in the first phase of this project with an overall budget of 2 Million Euros... The project proposal, which was submitted by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research... The UfM participates in the Croatia Summit Secretary General Sijilmassi addressed the audience in a panel devoted to “Partnership and Institution... OUR AGENDA 28.08.2012: Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip – Solution for Water Crisis 12.09.2012: Euro Arab Economic Forum in Beirut 11.10.2012: UfM Sustainable Urban Development Strategy Third Senior Official Experts Meeting 23.10.2012: IV UfM Working Group on Transport FEATURED INTERVIEW The UfM speaks with Mr. Christian Berger Christian Berger is Director for North Africa, Middle East, Arab Peninsula, Iran and Iraq at the European External Action Service. FEATURED PROJECT The "Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip" Project Construction of a 100 million cubic meters desalination facility and distribution system in the Gaza strip that will help to address the major water deficit for a population of 1.6 million. OUR DIVISIONS Stay up to date Copyright © 2012 Union for the Mediterranean. All Rights Reserved. Palacio de Pedralbes, Pere Duran Farell, 11 | Barcelona 08034 | Spain | news@ufmsecretariat.org Unsubscribe