Santiago, August 11 – Under the theme of Migrants’ Human Rights and Migration Governance in Chile, the XVI Migratory Conference was held on August 7^th and 8^th, an initiative managed by the INCAMI and the SIMN through the Scalabrini Foundation. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile through its Directorate of Consular Policy, the Ministry of Interior and Public Security of Chile through the Department of Immigration and Migration, the Senate of the Republic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

This type of meeting is key because it allows us to share experiences, thoughts, and especially to make proposals, based on dialogue, and debate and search for synergies between different stakeholders who are directly or indirectly related to migration.  Continue reading SIMN Attends XVI Migration Conference in Santiago, Chile →

July 25, 2014: The Nexus Global Youth Summit on Innovative Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City from July 23rd to 26th. In attendance were international decision makers from six continents. Summit themes included film, impact investing, investing in yourself, philanthropy and human trafficking. The human trafficking portion of the conference focused on “mobilizing resources and individuals to invest in high impact solutions that address the root causes of human trafficking and combat modern slavery.”  Continue reading SIMN’s Executive Director Speaks at the 2014 Nexus Global Youth Summit →