CIFAL Newcastle signs agreement at UN Headquarters

Monday, 30 September 2019

Share this story

CIFAL Newcastle is officially part of the CIFAL Global Network, after a new cooperation agreement between the University of Newcastle and UNITAR was signed at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President Global Engagement and Partnerships, Professor Kevin Hall; Head of School for Architecture and Built Environment, Professor Sue-Anne Ware; CIFAL Newcastle Executive Director, Dr Temi Egbelakin; and Mr Alex Mejia, Manager of UNITAR’s Decentralised Cooperation Program and leader of the CIFAL Global Network.
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President Global Engagement and Partnerships, Professor Kevin Hall; Head of School for Architecture and Built Environment, Professor Sue-Anne Ware; CIFAL Newcastle Executive Director, Dr Temi Egbelakin; and Mr Alex Mejia, Manager of UNITAR’s Decentralised Cooperation Program and leader of the CIFAL Global Network.

CIFAL Newcastle is the first CIFAL centre to be established within a university (from its inception), and the first to be established in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The University was thrilled to be selected by UNITAR to host CIFAL Newcastle, due to its leadership in innovative training on disaster management and emergency response.

CIFAL Newcastle offers training activities on disaster management and risk reduction, and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level.

Related news