On August 22, 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on his first official visit to the North of Central America, met with UNHCR’s partner institutions in Guatemala for an overview of trends of displacement in the region. The meeting took place at the Casa del Migrante of Guatemala City, where Mr. Grandi heard about the mission of each partner institution and called for the humanitarian and protective mission of migrants seeking

The areas of Training and Citizenship of Missão Paz emerged from the demand of migrants for Portuguese language classes and professional courses with a view to a better insertion in the labor market. In the first half of 2017, the Scalabrinian Center was able to help 873 migrants and refugees. 68.7% of them received the courses for the first time in these areas, despite having been supported with other services offered by the institution. They were all attended and