OBMICA Bulletin June 2022
We are honored to present the latest issue of the OBMICA institutional bulletin, corresponding to the April-July quarter. On the cover is Hurricane series (2011) by Puerto Rican artist Frances Gallardo, an allegory of the active cyclone season expected in 2022 and the renewed rise of maritime migration routes in the Caribbean.
Below we share a summary of the publication, available for online reading and PDF download here.
Editorial, June 2022 Bulletin In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that the most serious impacts of climate change could occur through human migration. Read more...
The Ninth Summit of the Americas: taking stock and calling for follow-up Migration was the most prominent issue in Los Angeles in June 2022 and led to a declaration signed by 20 states. Read more...
Culture of peace and citizen empowerment: key for the border zone The study on the border situation and conflict resolution will support awareness campaigns on the benefits of exchanges between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Read more...
The rise of boat people, yoleros, and rafters in the Caribbean Those leaving by fragile boats from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba share the same objective: seeking a better life in the Global North. Read more...
Meet Eddy Tejeda Eddy Tejeda is a jurist and legal specialist with graduate training in Paris. Read more...
New resources available: settling the social debt owed to retired cane workers in the Dominican Republic Two recent publications examine barriers to pensions for Haitian cane workers and related social justice debates.