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SIMN’s Regional Director in Central America and Mexico and Representatives of Casa del Migrante Scalabrini of Guatemala Participated in the Summit of Migrants and Returnees in Guatemala
The main objective of the summit was to gather and listen to several migrant leaders and organized communities in Guatemala and the United States to share concerns and hopes, as well as to define strategies for collaboration.
Guatemala City, Guatemala, October 24, 2017 – Representatives of Casa del Migrante Scalabrini of Guatemala and the Regional Director of the International Scalabrini Migration Network (SIMN) in Central America and Mexico attended the first Migrant and Returnees Summit held on October 20 and 21, 2017, in the Department of Quezaltenango, Guatemala. The event was attended by activists, entrepreneurs and more than 15 migrant speakers, returnees and migrant rights advocates, leaders from different religious denominations, including Monsignor Álvaro Ramazzini, Bishop of Huehuetenango and President of the Human Mobility Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala. Continue reading SIMN’s Regional Director in Central America and Mexico and Representatives of Casa del Migrante Scalabrini of Guatemala Participated in the Summit of Migrants and Returnees in Guatemala
Participation of SIMN at the XXIV World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS)
The main objective of the World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea is to gather the largest number of active members representing the different realities of the Apostleship of the Sea around the world.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 2, 2017 – The Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) will be participating at the XXIV World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) from October 1 to 7, 2017. The World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea themes have always refer to the commercial maritime world and its problems, for which a space and a very limited period of time have been allocated to the fishing sector. Nevertheless, in practice, the Apostleship of the Sea has always been worried about the fishermen’s situation worldwide, often intervening on discussions and debates generated by international organization such as ILO, FAO, etc. Continue reading Participation of SIMN at the XXIV World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS)