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New York (Agenzia Fides) – The proceedings of the First International Forum on Migration and Peace, that was held in Antigua, Guatemala on January 29th and 30th, 2009 are now published in both the English and the Spanish versions. This Forum was organized by the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN). During the two days of the Forum, which had the theme "Borders: Walls or Bridges?," 218 experts shared, at the international level and in particular in the context of the American Continent, their comments, endeavors and ideas for the promotion of a truly human and peaceful coexistence of all as a universal right.
The proceedings collect the presentations, discussions and comments of the participants who came from almost all the American countries, with contributors also from Europe and Asia. There were representatives of governments and international organizations; of the academia and the media; of ecclesial and civil societies organizations, migration experts, migrants' organizations together with a number of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, like Guatemalan Rigoberta Menchú, UNHCR, Red Cross and Doctors without Borders. The proceedings of the Forum are now published in two volumes, one in Spanish and one in English. Copies of the publication are now available at: Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN), 27 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014-4423. E-mail: secretary@simn-cs.net. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 3/02/2010)
