Belgium – The Social Work Coordinator of the Province of Medellín meets with the head of the Belgian Embassy for human rights in Colombia

26 April 2024

Brussels, Belgium – April 2024 - The Provincial Coordinator of the social work sector in the Salesian Province of Medellín, Colombia (COM), Fr Carlos Manuel Barrios, SDB, had the opportunity to meet at the Colombian Embassy in Brussels, with Ms Zully Laverde, head of the Belgian Embassy for Human Rights in Colombia. During the exchange, topics involved the restoration of the rights of adolescents and young people rescued from armed conflict in Colombia and on the human rights approach to peace building. In addition, the contribution that the Salesians have made in Colombia through their educative and pastoral mission was explored, starting from the consolidation of the processes of accompaniment and human transformation of adolescents and young people, to continue consolidating a culture of peace in the country.

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