Former UN official to discuss Euro refugee crisis

Former Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (Peacekeeping Operations) Victor Angelo is holding two lectures to discuss the refugee crisis currently troubling the European Union (EU), along with some of the proposed solutions.  The first lecture –  entitled “The refugee crisis and the European Union: From cohesion to disintegration?”- will be held at the Rui Cunha Foundation at 6.30 p.m. on November 9.
Mr Angelo will explore some of the difficulties brought about by the largest migration of displaced persons since World War II, and how the 28 member states of the EU are differing in their search for solutions. He will also discuss what the implications of the current crisis could mean for the future of European institutions.
A second lecture at the University of Macau (UM) is being organized by the Academic European Union Programme in Macau, and will be held in room E4-GO53 at 6.30 p.m. on November 11.
Victor Angelo has spent 32 years within the UN, rising to the level of Under-Secretary-General. He has extensive experience in development, humanitarian, security and political affairs. He is currently based in Brussels.
The first lecture at the Rui Cunha Foundation will be delivered in Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation into Cantonese. The UM lecture will be held in English.

Latin American culture makes its way to town

As part of efforts to promote Latin American cultures in the region, the Macau Association for the Promotion of Exchange between the Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL) will host a cultural festival in the SAR between October 31 and November 27.
The 2015 Latin American Cultural Festival, now in its third year, aims to transport the art and cultures of Latin American countries to Macau. The festival will comprise of cultures from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
Included in the activities planned for this year are the “Latin American Photo Exhibition”, “Latin American Film Shows” and an exhibition of paintings from the region.
Festival organizers claim that cultural exchange is a “non-political and effective way of connecting people on different continents.” Although Latin America is geographically distant from Macau, it is “indeed close to use in the realm of culture,” as the presence of Latin culture has co-existed alongside the Chinese culture in Macau “harmoniously for over 400 years.”