The United States and other nations are hosting a leader’s summit on September 20th to discuss the world refugee crisis and how nations can increase their commitments to refugee protection worldwide. Before the September 20th summit, join experts, academics and civil society for a shadow summit from 8:30am to 11:00am online or in-person at the Center for Migration Studies of New York (307 East 60th Street, 6th Floor, New York). The event will look at

On September 19, 2016, Fr. Flor Maria Rigoni, Director of the Scalabrini Shelter in Tapachula and Representative of the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) in Mexico, delivered the following intervention entitled « The Unheard Cry » at the Side Event, organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, Caritas Internationalis and the International Catholic Migration Commission,  on the « Role of Religious Organizations in Responding to Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants » in