In 2017 we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Encyclical Populorum Progressio by Pope Paul VI whose enriching reflection shifted development to the center of the question of social justice. From then on the concept of integral human development (“the good of every man and of the whole man”) entered for good into Catholic Social Teaching.
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War and violence, or lack of social, economic, cultural and political development in their home countries often force people to look for protection or opportunities in other countries.
COMECE wishes to invite you to a lunch event to debate what migration and asylum policies should take into account in order to preserve the primary rights of persons and assist less developed countries in their own integral development.
12:00 Reception & Sandwich Lunch
12:30 Welcoming
by Fr. Olivier Poquillon O.P., General Secretary of COMECE
12:40 Populorum Progressio: Its Relevance for Today’s World
by Grégoire Catta SJ, Centre Sèvres – Paris
13:00 Facing forced migration
by Annabelle Roig Granjon, Senior EU Affairs Officer, UNHCR Brussels, Global issues / EU Unit
13:20 The right not to migrate in the context of the right to development
by José Luis Bazán, Legal Advisor, COMECE’s Secretariat
13:35 – 13:55 Q & A session
13:55 Closing Remarks
by José Ignacio Garcia SJ, Regional Director JRS Europe
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