Participation of the Scalabrini International Migration Network at this forum is key to continue enhancing dialogue and collaboration with governments and civil society organizations at national, regional and international levels.

Berlin, Germany, June 29, 2017 – The Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) has previously attended to the prior editions of the Global Forums on Migration and Development, and this year was no exception. Kevin Appleby, Senior Director for International Migration policy of SIMN and CMS, and Fr. Jairo Guidini, Regional Director of SIMN South America and President of the Scalabrini Foundation in Paraguay represented SIMN.  Continue reading The Scalabrini International Migration Network Presence at the Tenth Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) →

The Christian Bible tells the story of two men, Peter and Cornelius, utterly divided by religious belief and culture, who in encountering each other discovered a truth about God’s common will for them that neither had previously grasped. They learned that the Holy Spirit brings down walls and unites those who might think that they have nothing in common.

All around the world, women, men, and children are forced by violence, persecution, natural and human-caused disasters, famine, and other factors, to leave their homelands. Their desire to escape suffering is stronger than the barriers erected to block their way. The opposition by some countries to the migration of forcibly displaced people will not keep those who undergo unbearable suffering from leaving their homes.  Continue reading Refugees: An opportunity to grow together Joint ecumenical statement for World Refugee Day 2017 →