(Vatican Radio) The First Secretary of the Holy See Mission to the UN in Geneva gave an intervention Tuesday in which he renewed the Holy See’s call for the international community to responsibly and adequately address the ongoing migrant crisis.The 15 June statement delivered in English by Mons Richard Gyhra to the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva was that of the Vatican’s representative to the UN in Geneva, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic.Listen to the intervention delivered by Mons Gyhra, courtesy of UN correspondent Christian Peschken: “These movements are often the consequence of social and economic inequalities, violent conflicts, natural disasters and also religious persecutions,” the statement said.“While understanding the need for national policies to address large flows of migrants and refugees, my Delegation wishes&nb...
(Vatican Radio) The First Secretary of the Holy See Mission to the UN in Geneva gave an intervention Tuesday in which he renewed the Holy See’s call for the international community to responsibly and adequately address the ongoing migrant crisis.
The 15 June statement delivered in English by Mons Richard Gyhra to the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva was that of the Vatican’s representative to the UN in Geneva, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic.
Listen to the intervention delivered by Mons Gyhra, courtesy of UN correspondent Christian Peschken:
“These movements are often the consequence of social and economic inequalities, violent conflicts, natural disasters and also religious persecutions,” the statement said.
“While understanding the need for national policies to address large flows of migrants and refugees, my Delegation wishes to note the repeated appeals addressed by Pope Francis to world leaders on behalf of so many brothers and sisters who are forced to flee in search of a safe and decent life.”
The statement went on to stress that migrants “should not be treated solely as a threat to national stability and thus left to the exploitation of unscrupulous people or treated as mere commodities or products, without any real concern for their rights and aspirations.”
“It is important to overcome the negative ‘push’ factors of migration and to implement an execute policies and projects which aim to limit the adverse impacts of migration and to give special protection to the most vulnerable categories: children, women and elderly persons.”
Click here find below the full statement by Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva.
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