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OAS to Host Child Migration Forum with the First Ladies of Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico

  April 22, 2012

The Organization of American States (OAS) along with the National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children (NCICR), will host on Tuesday, April 24 at 9:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) the opening of Child Migration Forum "On Their Own".

The OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, will deliver the opening remarks during the inauguration, which will be attended by the First Ladies of Guatemala, Rosa María Leal; Honduras, Rosa Elena Bonilla; and Mexico, Margarita Zavala. The First Ladies will deliver addresses on the issue of child migration in their respective countries.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the Web de la OEA.

The full agenda of the event is available here

WHAT: Opening Child Migration Forum

WHEN: Tuesday, April 24, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)

WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-043/12