{"id":55150,"date":"2021-11-08T21:26:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T21:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirpsplatform.org\/?page_id=55150"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:16:04","slug":"news-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/en\/resources\/news-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; height=&#8221;100px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#424242&#8243; 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In this role, El Salvador convened the first plenary session of the mechanism, during which it presented its 2026 Regional Action Plan. Held virtually, the MIRPS countries unanimously approved the plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Central American countries and Mexico reaffirm their joint commitment to strengthening the protection of displaced persons.&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.acnur.org\/noticias\/comunicados-de-prensa\/paises-de-centroamerica-y-mexico-renuevan-su-compromiso-conjunto-para-fortalecer-la-proteccion-de-las-personas-desplazadas?_gl=1*1sjyo75*_rup_ga*MTU2MjYzNjQ4MS4xNzM4NjA4MTk3*_rup_ga_EVDQTJ4LMY*czE3NzQzMDIxNDAkbzM1MSRnMCR0MTc3NDMwMjE0MCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Reunion-Anual-CR.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.acnur.org\/noticias\/comunicados-de-prensa\/paises-de-centroamerica-y-mexico-renuevan-su-compromiso-conjunto-para-fortalecer-la-proteccion-de-las-personas-desplazadas?_gl=1*1sjyo75*_rup_ga*MTU2MjYzNjQ4MS4xNzM4NjA4MTk3*_rup_ga_EVDQTJ4LMY*czE3NzQzMDIxNDAkbzM1MSRnMCR0MTc3NDMwMjE0MCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>25 November 2025. The seven member states of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS)\u2014Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama\u2014concluded their Eighth Annual Meeting with the adoption of the Heredia Declaration. This agreement underscores their shared resolve to reinforce protection, advance durable solutions, and foster more coordinated and effective responses to forced displacement across Central America and Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Central America, Mexico, and the international community commited to finding joint solutions to forced displacement&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/us\/news\/press-releases\/central-america-mexico-and-international-community-committed-finding-joint&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124_tito_herrera_mirps_panama.webp&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/us\/news\/press-releases\/central-america-mexico-and-international-community-committed-finding-joint&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>24 January 2024, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama, together with the international community, on the occasion of the VI Annual Meeting of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS), approved historic documents and reached agreements to strengthen protection and find joint solutions for people forced to flee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;World Refugee Day was commemorated with an entrepreneurship workshop and regional forum&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.mingob.gob.pa\/con-un-taller-de-emprendimiento-y-un-foro-regional-conmemoran-el-dia-mundial-del-refugiado\/#:~:text=%C3%9Altimas%20entradas-,Con%20un%20taller%20de%20emprendimiento%20y%20un%20foro%20regional%20conmemoran,21%20de%20junio%20de%202023.&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-21-at-11.06.37-AM-1030&#215;687-2.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.mingob.gob.pa\/con-un-taller-de-emprendimiento-y-un-foro-regional-conmemoran-el-dia-mundial-del-refugiado\/#:~:text=%C3%9Altimas%20entradas-,Con%20un%20taller%20de%20emprendimiento%20y%20un%20foro%20regional%20conmemoran,21%20de%20junio%20de%202023.&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>21 June 2023, In commemoration of World Refugee Day and as part of the actions carried out by the Pro Tempore Presidency of the MIRPS led by the Ministry of Government (Mingob), the forum: Opportunities for the Integration of Refugees was held. (In Spanish).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;UNHCR welcomes new legislation to address internal displacement in Honduras&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/press\/2022\/12\/63a487e44\/unhcr-welcomes-new-legislation-address-internal-displacement-honduras.html#_ga=2.91280730.1959723882.1673369370-1145593909.1641563420&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/63a47e153-1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/press\/2022\/12\/63a487e44\/unhcr-welcomes-new-legislation-address-internal-displacement-honduras.html#_ga=2.91280730.1959723882.1673369370-1145593909.1641563420&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>22 December 2022, GENEVA\u00a0 \u2013 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the adoption by the National Congress in Honduras of landmark legislation that establishes an essential legal framework to respond to the complex situation of thousands of forcibly displaced people within the Central American country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Panama assumes the 2023 MIRPS Pro-Tempore Presidency&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.critica.com.pa\/nacional\/panama-asume-la-presidencia-pro-tempore-2023-643555&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/whatsapp_image_2022-12-17_at_9.40.08_am-1.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.critica.com.pa\/nacional\/panama-asume-la-presidencia-pro-tempore-2023-643555&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>17 December 2022,\u00a0 \u2013 Juana L\u00f3pez, Vice Minister of Government, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Panama, received the 2023 Pro Tempore Presidency of the Comprehensive Regional Framework for Protection and Solutions (MIRPS), which will be led by the Ministry of Government (Mingob), as the governing entity for refugee issues in the country. (In Spanish)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;CABEI participates in the V Annual Meeting of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS)&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bcie.org\/en\/news-and-media\/news\/article\/el-bcie-participa-en-la-v-reunion-anual-del-marco-integral-regional-para-la-proteccion-y-soluciones-mirps&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/csm_Reunion_MIRPS_f249418cba.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bcie.org\/en\/news-and-media\/news\/article\/el-bcie-participa-en-la-v-reunion-anual-del-marco-integral-regional-para-la-proteccion-y-soluciones-mirps&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>14 December, Tegucigalpa &#8211; CABEI recently became a full member of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS) Support Platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Central America and Mexico reaffirm commitment to address the needs of displaced people in the region&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/announc\/2022\/12\/639a40954\/central-america-mexico-reaffirm-commitment-address-needs-displaced-people.html#_ga=2.214913943.1890950827.1671479661-1145593909.1641563420&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/final-PR.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/announc\/2022\/12\/639a40954\/central-america-mexico-reaffirm-commitment-address-needs-displaced-people.html#_ga=2.214913943.1890950827.1671479661-1145593909.1641563420&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>13 December 2022, Tegucigalpa\u00a0 \u2013 Member states of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS) \u2013 Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama \u2013 on Tuesday adopted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refworld.org.es\/docid\/639783e74.html\">Declaration of Tegucigalpa.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Honduras presents management report on the Presidency Pro-Tempore of the MIRPS&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/tnh.gob.hn\/nacional\/honduras-presenta-informe-de-gestion-en-la-presidencia-pro-tempore-del-mirps\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/604e8c0c-dc97-44a4-a8f3-d8a29be01fe1-1300&#215;731-1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/tnh.gob.hn\/nacional\/honduras-presenta-informe-de-gestion-en-la-presidencia-pro-tempore-del-mirps\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>6 December 2022, Tegucigalpa\u00a0 \u2013 Honduras will complete its term as Presidency Pro Tempore of the Comprehensive Regional Framework for Protection and Solutions (MIRPS). As part of its duties, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular and Migration Affairs, Antonio Garc\u00eda, presented a summary of the country&#8217;s achievements during his tenure. (In Spanish)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;El Salvador: Migration and UNHCR reaffirm commitment to work for displaced persons and returnees&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.acnur.org\/noticias\/press\/2022\/10\/633ee1514\/el-salvador-migracion-y-acnur-reafirman-compromiso-de-trabajar-por-personas.html&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/633ee1344.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.acnur.org\/noticias\/press\/2022\/10\/633ee1514\/el-salvador-migracion-y-acnur-reafirman-compromiso-de-trabajar-por-personas.html&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>6 October, San Salvador &#8211; The Director General of Migration and Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Cucal\u00f3n, and Laura Almirall, Representative in El Salvador of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, renewed today the letter of understanding that strengthens the joint work for the protection of returnees with protection needs and refugees and asylum seekers in the country.\u00a0 (In Spanish).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Joint press release: International community shows solidarity with efforts to enhance protection and find solutions for people forced to flee and host communities in Central America and Mexico&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/press\/2022\/9\/632b8ecf4\/joint-press-release-international-community-shows-solidarity-efforts-enhance.html&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PR-ph-final.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/press\/2022\/9\/632b8ecf4\/joint-press-release-international-community-shows-solidarity-efforts-enhance.html&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>21 September, New York &#8211; <\/span>The international community today reaffirmed its solidarity with forcibly displaced populations and host communities in Central America and Mexico during a Solidarity Event on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;High-level event explores solutions for people forced to flee in Central America and Mexico&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.ca\/news\/high-level-event-explores-solutions-for-people-forced-to-flee-in-central-america-and-mexico\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC02918-scaled.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.ca\/news\/high-level-event-explores-solutions-for-people-forced-to-flee-in-central-america-and-mexico\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>24 May 2022, Ottawa &#8211; Top officials of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/\">UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency<\/a>, joined a wide array of stakeholders in Ottawa, today to discuss how resettlement and other solutions for refugees can complement efforts by countries of Central America and Mexico to address the challenges of forced displacement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;The city of Salta gave a lecture on access to the labour market for refugees&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/municipalidadsalta.gob.ar\/noticias\/la-ciudad-de-salta-diserto-sobre-acceso-al-mercado-laboral-para-refugiados\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jornada-online-refugiados-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/municipalidadsalta.gob.ar\/noticias\/la-ciudad-de-salta-diserto-sobre-acceso-al-mercado-laboral-para-refugiados\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(91,91,91,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>22 April 2022 &#8211; <\/span>The Municipality participated in a Technical Support Workshop on Local Governance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mirps-platform.org\/en\/what-is-the-mirps\/\">Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS)<\/a>. 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