For the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called for the World Humanitarian Summit. The event will be held under the slogan «One Humanity: Shared Responsibility» from 22nd to 24th May 2016 in Istanbul -Turkey.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, ProCórdoba Agency applied for it and presented its program “Humanitarian Aid and Private Sector” that is being carried out from the Area of Cooperation and International Relations. It was selected to participate in the Summit Exhibition that is a space devoted to showing the work, products, and programs of governments, organizations, companies and other institutions and associations in support of the humanitarian action.”

Over 5,000 participants are expected to participate in the Summit, such as heads of state and government, leaders of affected communities, general directors of the private sector, heads of multilateral organizations, non-governmental national and international organizations, civil society and academies.

For a long time ProCórdoba has been developing actions that aim at the participation of companies in the World's fairs of the sector and training courses. Last year, ProCórdoba led the creation of Export Group "Grupo SEA" (Emergency Supplies and Humanitarian Aid). This group is made up of six companies that provide products, services and solutions linked to this field: INFOREST, CIS GROUP, R&O VALLE, JOSE GUMA, SAVANT PHARM and MR TECHNOLOGIES.

Mr. Miguel Peláez, from INFOREST, will attend the summit on behalf of the EXPORT GROUP “SEA”, together with the Manager of Cooperation and International Relations of ProCórdoba, Viviana Arias. They will participate with a Stand of ProCórdoba in the Exhibition and innovation market.