Emmaus International

Press release

Celebrating 50 years of the Emmaus movement’s Universal Manifesto 24 May 2019

On 24 May, 50 years exactly since the first assembly of the Emmaus associations from around the world, when the movement's Universal Manifesto was adopted, Emmaus International calls upon its 350 organisations, present in 37 countries on four continents, to reiterate the values that form the basis of its action and to strengthen more than ever its struggles around the world, fighting against precarity, poverty and exclusion in all its forms..

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Open letter to François Hollande on welcoming refugees

Emmaus International and 45 other organisations have responded to statements by François Hollande made on 7 September on the issue of asylum and migration.

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François Hollande, our migration policy has to change – right now

On 24 June 2015, the 45 members of the CRID (Research and Information Centre for Development) adopted a declaration putting forward a different perspective on migration, an objective and informed view, that’s far removed from the obsession with security.

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Paris Salon – a record-breaker!

The sixteenth edition of the Emmaus Salon, at Porte de Versailles in Paris was another big success this year. With 28,000 visitors and total proceeds reaching 630,000 Euros, it was a record-breaking year for the gigantic jumble sale that raises funds for international solidarity.

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