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The panel of experts emphasized the human dignity and rights of girls and women who choose to migrate or who are forced to migrate or trafficked. Topics included regular and irregular migration, forced labor, sexual exploitation, legal realities, issues of sovereignty in dealing with humanitarian crises, and push and pull factors that affect migration or trafficking.
The panelists included Ashley Feasley, Esq., Immigration Policy Advisor for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Diane Paul, Independent Consultant on Human Rights; Katherine Rehberg, Child Protection Specialist for Church World Service Resettlement Support Center in Nairobi; and Monica Regabo, Executive Director of Yolia. The panel was moderated by Rev. Thomas Brennan, SDB.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Salesians of Don Bosco have submitted a Statement to the Fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This Statement was received by the Secretary-General, Member States, and all participants as an official document of the Commission. The Statement is available at: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/CN.6/2015/NGO/94
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council (GOAC) is accredited through the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) and has General Consultative Status under the Economic and Social Council of the UN (ECOSOC). GOAC has been actively working at the United Nations for 30 years. For more information about the work of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America at the United Nations, please write to [email protected].
