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Panama to be new UN regional headquarters
Panama will become the United Nations' regional
headquarters for Latin America and the
Caribbean, Nils Kastberg, the regional director
of the United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) told reporters on
Monday.
The regional headquarters will be located in the
new City of Knowledge, being build in the former
Howard Military Base, on which the Panama
government has spent us$2 million dollars for
the first stage of re-development.
Panama's President Martin Torrijos told media
that the UN move consolidates Panama as a center
of regional agencies and international
organizations, confirming the quality of its
legal system and infrastructure.
Kastberg said that Panama's security and
stability were the foundation for the
establishment of the UN headquarters.
In Panama, in contrast to some places in other
continents, things had gone ahead without
complications and with a great deal of
willingness to offer the UN facilities to
undertake its work, he added.
"Panama took the lead ahead of other regions,
showing leadership and commitment traditionally
seen in its actions at the United Nations," he
said.
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