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Councillor for Social Services, Carmen Martin, has been one of the visible heads from the City of Cartagena has joined the commemoration of the World Day of Refugees, which since 2001 is celebrated internationally on June 20 .

Thus, the Palace Hall has been the scene this morning from a reading of a manifesto that highlighted the bleak situation we live in today where there are more than 15.4 million refugees worldwide, according to data of Nations You together.

Along with the mayor has been the councilor for the Quality of Life, Francisco Calderon, and the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, who wanted to show their support for the dozens of organizations that attended the event.

Among them, there has been representing Accem, Alraso, Circle of Silence, Red Cross Foundation Cepaim, Murcia Acoge, Sierra Minera Foundation, Caritas La Palma, Rascasa, Columbares, Our Lady of Chilla and Malians in Cartagena.

Throughout the manifesto has appealed to the European Union and members, as well as the Spanish propioGobierno States, which is asked to expedite the reception of persons through programs of resettlement and relocation, to combat messages discriminatory and respect human rights at borders, among other points.

CARTAGENA, MEMBER OF THE NETWORK OF INTERCULTURAL CITIES OF SPAIN

Carmen Martin wanted to emphasize that Cartagena has been, and is, a welcoming city that, from the beginning of the 90s, with the reception of refugees from the war in the former Yugoslavia, has been working on managing cultural diversity of the city .

In addition, it stressed that our municipality has participated since its inception in 2011 in the Network of Intercultural Cities of Spain (RECI) as a founding member, endorsed by the Council of Europe, which continues to work with the principles and values ​​that give people power have a safe and dignified life, where human rights prevail.

The theme chosen from the Intercultural Cities Initiative Council of Europe, which is attached Cartagena through the RECI, has been sharing our cities - Sharing our future.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena