The UN House houses different areas of UNITAR, FAO, IOM and UNHCR, among other UN organisations

Inauguration of the United Nations House in Malaga

photo_camera The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNITAR, Nikhil Seth, and the Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre Prados, inaugurated the United Nations House in Malaga (UN House) today, Wednesday 11 May.

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNITAR, Nikhil Seth, and the Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre Prados, inaugurated the United Nations House in Malaga (UN House) on Wednesday 11 May, which houses various offices of UNITAR, FAO, IOM and UNHCR, among other UN bodies and agencies. 

The Malaga Provincial Youth Orchestra played the United Nations anthem while the UN flag was raised, which will now fly permanently in the gardens of the Noble Hospital, the headquarters of the UN House. 

For the United Nations to hand over its flag, the ideals it represents and the message of peace of its flag is thanks to the commitment of the Mayor of the city, a great friend of the United Nations. 

The Mayor of Malaga thanked the presence of these United Nations organisations in the city of Malaga, given that Malaga is a city committed to the values of the United Nations as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals.  

The event was also attended by representatives of the various UN agencies present in Malaga and members and collaborators of CIFAL Malaga. 

The United Nations House in Malaga is located in the historic building of the Hospital Noble, in the Plaza del General Torrijos. This building, owned by the Malaga City Council, houses the administrative offices, as well as various meeting rooms, the press room and other facilities of CIFAL Malaga, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders under the auspices of UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research). 

Likewise, the United Nations House in Malaga also houses the Technical Unit of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), which depends on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), as well as various offices of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).  

Subsequently, the UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNITAR had the opportunity to learn about the work that the different UN bodies carry out from Malaga and visited the facilities. 

Malaga is present in the world through the United Nations organisations that are housed in these facilities. It is the consolidation of a dream to see the United Nations flag in the city of Malaga in a permanent headquarters. 

The United Nations House in Malaga means that the values promoted by the United Nations such as the protection of human rights, sustainable development and peace and development will work under the same roof with a common objective. 

In this way, Malaga is positioned nationally and internationally as a reference in the defence and protection of the values promoted by the United Nations. 

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