Changes in the Technical Secretariat

A Mexican government department launches the "Girls and Adolescents Free and Safe" strategy in 50 high-violence municipalities to protect 18 million girls and prevent adolescent pregnancies and forced marriages.

José Medina Mora has taken the helm of Mexico's Business Coordinating Council (CCE), with business sectors urging him to reinstate the 'small room' working group for T-MEC negotiations, a move the government has previously dismissed. His leadership is anticipated to be firmer than his predecessor's.

Forced disappearance is a crime where state agents or their accomplices deprive a person of liberty and then conceal their fate, leaving the victim without legal protection. This is a gross violation of human rights.

The head of state reiterated the invitation for the pontiff to visit Mexico and highlighted that the Virgin of Guadalupe is a symbol of unity and peace. The phone call discussed interfaith dialogue and peace-building.