On 2 July 2024, the Embassy of Chile to the Holy See, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), and Caritas Internationalis will host the event “Cartagena + 40 Process: Chile Declaration and Plan of Action 2024-2034.” Catholic organisations and civil society organisations will deliver their recommendations in conversation with Ambassadors to the Holy See, Italian institutions, and international agencies.
Speakers will include:
- E. Patricia Jacqueline Araya Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Chile to the Holy See
- Alistair Dutton, Caritas Internationalis Secretary General
- Fr Fabio Baggio, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development
- Chiara Cardoletti, UNHCR Representative to Italy, the Holy See and San Marino
- E. Pedro Hernández González,Director of Migration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
- Rodrigo Guerra López, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
- Oscar J. Calderón, Regional Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Latin America and the Caribbean
- Victor Genina, Advocacy Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Caritas
The event will start at 4pm CEST and will be held in English and Spanish. It is possible to follow it online upon registration at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvceCopzgpGNVf8-2DbPbaYnYHvAWzebzp
The 1984 Cartagena Declaration is one of the most important legal instruments for the protection of refugees in the Latin American and Caribbean Region. Meeting every ten years as part of the so-called Cartagena Process to commemorate the Declaration and define common actions, Latin America and Caribbean countries have created a unique model of regional collaboration and shared responsibility that focuses on promoting durable solutions to forced displacement.
This year, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Declaration, the government of Chile is leading the development of the 2024-2034 Plan of Action, which will guide the response to changing displacement scenarios throughout the next decade.
Read more:40th anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration
