A FICAC delegation, including Members of the Board of Directors and Observers, visited UNRIC on the 29th of September, 2016.
On the 29th of September, 2016, a FICAC delegation was invited to make a visit to UNRIC Brussels office: UNRIC is United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe.
UNRIC works with all stake holders in Europe – the European Union institutions, Governments, all segments of the civil society and, of course, the media. UNRIC aims to inform, but also to engage Europeans in issues of global reach.
President Hon. Aykut Eken, Vice-President Hon. Kostas Lefkaritis, and Secretary General Hon. Nikos Margaropoulos, who initiated the meeting, were accompanied by 25 honorary consuls: the delegation was welcomed by UNRIC Director, Mrs. Deborah Seward, who praised their important role both as diplomats and as people connected with the world of global business.
This meeting was a great opportunity to discuss many common priorities, especially regarding the UN Agendan 2030 with 17 Sustainable Development Goals, fully supported by FICAC as UN NGO with ECOSOC Status.
As first steps to a future partnership, it was agreed that
1) UNRIC will provide FICAC with existing information and promotional material on the SDGs in all the languages available as to be used by FICAC for its outreach activities
2) A UN Staff Member in New York and another UN Staff Member in Brussels will be designed as the contact persons for discussing the future partnerships with FICAC on the important issues of Agenda 2030
