Impact from a humanitarian point of view
Cooperation network
Ciudad del Saber offers an optimal environment for training and updates for humanitarian workers, who participate in regional seminars and conferences that allow them to acquire new knowledge and stay updated to continue their service for the benefit of the most vulnerable populations.
All this from a campus that facilitates synergies, maximizes the use of resources, produces economies of scale in the provision of services, encourages the use of shared spaces and increases the ability to adopt strategic approaches, framed in the Sustainable Development Goals.
2000
The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation was one of the first to settle in Ciudad del Saber.
2001
The Regional Office for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is established on campus.
2006
Designation of Ciudad del Saber as UN Interagency Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean.
2010
In the case of the earthquake in Haiti, the presence of international organizations in Ciudad del Saber allowed for a rapid and articulated response.
Together we generate impact
United Nations Interagency Hub
At the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the approval of the United Nations, the designation of Ciudad del Saber as UN Inter-Agency Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean was confirmed. This designation was later endorsed with the visit to Ciudad del Saber of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Since then, Ciudad del Saber has been working to facilitate the aspiration of the United Nations to operate in an effective, efficient, coherent and coordinated manner, in a common management space and framework, always united in action.
In the words of our community
play_arrow“With the deterioration of the humanitarian situation at the regional level, and the various emergencies that have occurred in parallel in different countries, it has meant that UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) had to find a place at the regional level to work together, and we have managed to make an impact at the level of collaboration and teamwork thanks to our presence at Ciudad del Saber.”
Jorge Holly
Head of Administration and Programs ACNUR