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Establishing or Hosting International Organizations

One concrete outcome of the project to establish or host international organizations, one of the 17 projects of the Island of World Peace, is the opening of UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center in 2010 as the ninth international training center of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

1. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNITAR was established in 1965 to provide the U.N. member states with training in environmental, peace and security affairs. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and 16 associated training centers (CIFAL) to promote the training capacities of local governments of the U.N. member states around the world.

The local training centers operate agenda-specific training programs as follows.

International Trainging Centers of UNITAR (As of October 2016)

Number	Country	Region	Main Function
1	Republic of Korea	Jeju Island	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Social Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability, and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
2	United States	Atlanta	Economic Development, Social Inclusion, Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
3	Mexico	Merida	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development
4	Brazil	Curitiba	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Social Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability, and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
5	Ecuador	Quito	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Social Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability
6	El Salvador	El Salvador	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Social Inclusion, and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
7	Argentina	Argentina	Sustainable Development Goals
8	South Africa	Durban	Urban Planning, Waste Management, Economic Development and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
9	Algeria	Maghreb	Urban Governance & Planning
10	Switzerland	Zurich	Urban Governance & Planning and Planning and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
11	Australia	New Castle	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Social Inclusion and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
12	Poland	Plock	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability, and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
13	Belgium	Flanders	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability and Capacities to Achieve Agenda 2030
14	The Philippines	The Philippines	Immigration and Development
15	China	Shanghai	Urban Governance & Planning, Economic Development
16	India	Bangaiore	Social Inclusion

2. UNITAR CIFAL Jeju / Jeju International Training Center

The Jeju International Training Center (JITC) was established on Oct. 13, 2010, under the three-party MOU concluded between the International Peace Foundation, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and UNITAR in March 2010, following the proposition by the then special advisor to the United Nations secretary general to the International Peace Foundation on Jeju Island in October 2008 that the foundation host CIFAL Jeju. Based in the International Peace Center, Jeju in Jungmun, Seogwipo City, the JITC operates 10 training programs a year to help government officials and civic leaders of the Asia-Pacific region improve their capacities in making policies on environmental protection, human security and sustainable tourism. From 2010 up to now, it has operated a total of 60 training programs, comprising international environmental workshops, international workshops on human security, expert seminars and national workshops for college students, joined by 1,639 people from around the world. UNITAR CIFAL Jeju / JITC will implement the following plans for the future. First, it will strive to enhance the quality of the training programs to guarantee their effectiveness. The training programs will also ensure that the fund raising plan be incorporated into the policy action plans, and more organizations capable of offering practical tips about how to implement action plans will join the programs. In addition, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the training, the JITC plans to conduct a survey on whether follow-up measures are taken as planned. Second, it has substantially expanded the scope of collaboration with the United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC). In association with all the international workshops it hosted, it expanded the opportunity for the ASPAC member nations to participate in the capacity building programs. Also, it has separately hosted an international workshop on cultural capacity building twice in 2015 in a follow-up measure to the beginning of the UCLG ASPAC Culture Committee. It is set to host an international workshop, associated with the second UCLG Culture Summit, scheduled on Jeju for 2017. Third, it has offered training workshops that aim to promote social integration of the international community since 2016. Accordingly, it plans to host an international youth forum in November 2016 to facilitate social integration of youth. The Global Citizens Education courses are currently administered for the school teachers of Jeju with the aim of increasing global citizenship awareness among them. The program will also be offered to public servants and residents of Jeju beginning in 2017. Last, it plans to expand collaborative partnerships with associated international organizations and specialized agencies. It will maintain cooperative relationship with the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the International Organization on Migration (IOM), the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), and UNESCO-Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (UNESCO APCEIU). It is also planning to work more closely with local institutions and organizations that include the Green Technology Center (GTC), the Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC), the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), the Seoul National University Asia Center (SNUAC), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC), Korea University’s Center for Asian Cooperation, International Green Island Forum (IGIF), the International Electric Vehicle Expo (IEVE), the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI), Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO), and Jeju National University.