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Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
The policy of the European Union towards the North African and Middle Eastern countries seeks to encourage political and economic reform in each individual country in due respect for its specific features and regional cooperation among the countries of the region themselves and with the EU.
The demolition and seizure of Palestinian property by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, continued during the reporting period.
Each year 12 million girls under 18 are married; 130 million girls worldwide are still out of school; and approximately 15 million adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experienced forced sexual activity. The EU is committed to continue its full support to see progress and not regress, for girls and women to achieve gender equality.
"The need for the Union for the Mediterranean has never been stronger," said High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the 4th ministerial Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean, which she co-chaired today in Barcelona with Jordan's Prime Minister Ayman Safadi.
With support from the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reached an agreement with Toyota Libya F.Z.C to provide young people with three-month vocational training on car maintenance and repairing, computer skills and English among other disciplines. Today 20 trainees, including internal displaced persons (IDPs), from all across Libya started their classes at Toyota Libya F.Z.C Headquarter in Misrata.
The High Representative met His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in the last trip to the region of her mandate. Mogherini announced a new support package to Jordan, commending the country's resilience and efforts to reform.
