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SIMN Participated at the International Donors Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants

New York, May 26, 2020 – The Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) participated at the International Donors Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants, promoted by the European Union and the Government of Spain, with the support of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Following the massive Venezuelan exodus of previous years, the EU, together with UNHCR and IOM organized the first Solidarity Conference to raise awareness on

Migrants: Essential Workers During Quarantine and Economic Recovery

Guadalajara, May 21, 2020 – The Covid-19 pandemic has literally paralyzed the world. Although on different dates most of the countries of the world decreed radical measures to stop its expansion. The measures basically consisted of extreme hygiene standards, confining as much of the population as possible to their homes, and suspending non-essential activities. As a consequence of these preventive actions, practically the world’s economic activity was suspended. Now, the different countries of the world