The event was an institutional ceremony that was celebrated on the occasion of the United Nations Day. The event was presided over by the Mayor of the City Hall of Malaga, Francisco De la Torre.
The United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the United Nations Charter., established in 1945. With the confirmation of the chart the United Nations were officially born.
After the event, there was a workshop organized by CIFAL.
The event started with a welcome ceremony by the coordinator of CIFAL Malaga, Deborah Salafranca. Then, Julio Andrade, the coordinator of the global network of CIFAL, read a passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and he announced that the city of Malaga had been selected for UNITAR to take in the coordination office of the global network of CIFAL.
Then, the youth orchestra of Malaga performed the UN anthem and the Mayor raised the UN flag.
Once the institutional act was finished, there was a workshop, in the exact same place, organized by CIFAL Malaga, where students from the school Severo Ochoa participated. The theme of the workshop was the importance of the UN and the 17 sustainable development goals.
For more information, please consult the CIFAL Malaga website or contact info@cifalmalaga.org
