ACMRO Newsletter | November 2018

November 2018 issue of ACMRO News

ACMRO News November 2018

What Are the “Global Compacts” and How Will They Affect Migrants and Refugees?

Geneva, 27 November 2018 - In December 2018, UN member states will adopt the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees. These international agreements introduce a new, comprehensive approach to address the needs of migrants and refugees around the world. In a series of short videos, ICMC Director of Policy Stéphane Jaquemet explains the Compacts, their intended effects and the role governments, civil society and faith-based organizations as well as individuals can play in their implementation.

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Holy See on Migration Urges Welcome, Protect, Promote, Integrate

The eighth edition of the Social Forum of Migrations took place in Mexico City from November 2-4, 2018. The Forum, born in 2001, is an initiative geared to research and the building of a fair and caring society for a world of greater solidarity. Taking part in the opening of the works are H.E. Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop of Mexico and H.E. Archbishop Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico. Also attending the meeting is Father Michael Czerny, S.J., Under-Secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development.

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Pope Francis: Transformation of Societies Requires Rejection of all Injustice

Holy Father's message at the eighth edition of the Social Forum of Migrations took place in Mexico City from November 2-4, 2018.

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