Diocesan News01 Dec 09

A First for Cork, Cloyne & Ross - an attendee at the Anna Lindh Foundation Euro-Arab Youth Forum

Jennifer Kingston, the Cork, Cloyne and Ross Diocesan Youth Council's Schools Work Co-ordinator, recently attended the Anna Lindh Foundation Euro-Arab Youth Forum entitled 'Youth and Migration' which was held in Morocco. The Forum was attended by representatives from the League of Arab States; the Council of Europe; the UNFPA; the European Youth Forum and other partners from the Euro-Med' region.

During her six days in Morocco, Jennifer met people from Egypt, Holland, Syria, Tunisia, Finland, Italy, France and Lithuania to name a few and attended a variety of meetings, presentations and workshops. Following her time in Africa, Jennifer asks that we “hold a thought for people who come to this country, who want to settle in and make a safe, secure life, realise we all are human beings who share the same values.”