Caritas Europa report
stresses benefits of migration and development
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| Rescued migrants on their way to a Europe port (AFP) |
Caritas Europa launches its Common Home European Report to
raise awareness about the positive aspects that migration can have at the global
level and its relation with sustainable international cooperation.
By Vatican News
“Common Home: migration and development in Europe and
beyond” is the title of the report, launched at the European Parliament on
Wednesday. The document is based on analysis, testimonies and good practices
conducted in eleven European countries.
According to Caritas, “under the right conditions, migration
can contribute to the integral human development of migrants, and of members of
both countries of destination and countries of origin”.
Recommendations
The Report puts forward 27 specific recommendations that it
addresses to European Union policy-makers under three main points:
1. The need to change the negative
discourse on migration, working to counter rising hostility and harmful
attitudes toward migrants and migration.
2. Maximizing the development potential of
migration and enhancing migrants’ integral human development in countries of
destination.
3. Enhancing opportunities for migrants to
be able to contribute in countries of origin, ensuring a virtuous circle
between migrations and development.
Development
The Report shows that migration and development in Europe,
and in other regions of the world, are more closely linked than commonly
believed.
The publication concludes that European institutions should
place respect for human rights at the core of all partnerships with third
countries, and ensure that their external policies do not harm existing
development opportunities in developing countries. The report cites the issue
of regional mobility across Africa as an example.
Caritas Europa
Caritas Europa is a network of Catholic humanitarian aid
organizations present in 46 European countries, and is one of the seven regions
of Caritas Internationalis.
The “Common Home” publication is part of a 3-year
“Migration. Interconnectedness. Development.” (MIND) project, financed by the
European Commission.
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