OBMICA Bulletin June 2021

We present the latest edition of the OBMICA Bulletin, available for online reading and PDF download.

This is the second issue of our institutional publication in 2021 and it gathers the main developments from the April-June quarter.

On the cover, we see a photograph by Orlando Barria of Agencia EFE, titled "Corona or Food." A brief message written in blue chalk on the pavement of a street in Little Haiti, a now deserted commercial area in downtown Santo Domingo, sums up the precarious situation of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic in March 2020.

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Editorial, OBMICA Bulletin June 2021: Sustainable political solutions to the crisis engulfing Haiti are urgently needed

We call for less ambiguous and ambivalent action by key actors in the international community, such as the United States, the Core Group, the OAS, and CARICOM, with full attention to the protagonists on the ground and a view to finding the authentic political dialogue that is so badly needed. Read more...

Impacts of COVID-19 on migrant and undocumented populations: webinar by the Dominican@s por Derecho platform on June 18

The OBMICA report launched during the event is grounded in the voices of migrants and their descendants who describe the impact of the pandemic on their communities. Read more...

The ongoing under-registration of the children of migrants and their descendants

The study on COVID-19 impacts on the Haitian population and their descendants in the southern zone of the Dominican Republic included a sample of 50 mothers and fathers of children born in the past five years, with diverse documentation profiles. Read more...

Launch of the Trabajo Digno Cruza Fronteras study

The contribution of migrant labor in the Dominican banana sector was recognized in research supported by various national and international institutions. Read more...

DR includes the migrant: OBMICA and AJWS promote work to integrate hard-to-reach populations into the fight against COVID-19

The initiative, joined by around 15 community-based organizations belonging to the Dominican@s por Derecho platform, the Jacques Viau Network, and the Venezuelan community, aims to serve as a bridge for creating synergies among government actors, civil society, and international cooperation agencies to reach populations who may be left out of the National Vaccination Plan. Read more...

Meet BENECO ENECIA

Beneco Enecia, originally from the south, defends the rights of migrants and their descendants in batey communities of the Enriquillo Region through the Sustainable Development Center (CEDESO). Read more...

New resources available

A new impact report documents the strong and multiple effects of the COVID-19 crisis on stateless populations globally, highlighting how statelessness remains an "invisible" issue for actors responsible for protecting, promoting, and fulfilling human rights. Read more...