The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Policy Building & AdvocacyICMC’s policy building and advocacy activities form a central pillar of the work and service of the commission, promoting a positive approach to migration that embraces the human dignity of all migrants─regardless of his or her immigration status. With strategically located offices in Brussels (ICMC Europe), Geneva (Headquarters) and Washington DC (ICMC Inc), ICMC gives voice and representation to its Members─and the migrants they serve─in a variety of critical policy debates and decision-making processes on international and regional levels. Thanks in part to close working relationships with international institutions such as the Council of Europe, European Commission (EU), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as well as with governments, faith-based organisations and civil society more broadly, ICMC not only amplifies the voice of the Church on migration internationally, but also serves as a knowledgeable resource on current migration-related developments for its Members, staff and partners around the world. In particular, ICMC has continued to lead civil society efforts to reinforce the centrality of human dignity, rights and well-being with migration and development related processes, such as the Global Forum on Migration and Development. As a part of this work, ICMC launched MigrationAndDevelopment.net, an on-line point of reference and exchange for NGOs, faith-based and labour organisations, scholars and policy-makers working within the field of migration and development. In addition to policy and advocacy activities on international levels, ICMC also engages with local authorities, government ministries and civil society to provide training and capacity building towards the improved development and implementation of national migration-related laws, policies and standards. ICMC staff supporting our on-the-ground programmes further advocate for uprooted people on a case-by-case basis, often for survivors of human trafficking and other extremely vulnerable individuals.
    International Migrants Day Dignity across borders: Solutions in place and within reachOn International Migrants Day it is important to remember what rights and migration can actually do. Most of the world’s 232 million migrants are living and working with legal immigration status: in jobs and countries that need migrant workers even in tough economic times; taking care of their families; paying taxes and social security; many starting or supporting businesses; and contributing measurably to development in countries where they are and come from.Read more< ILO Tripartite Technical Meeting on Labour Migration Needing ILO on Labour MigrationICMC is pleased to be one of the NGOs invited here; thank you. I speak today in the name of our own organization and also as global coordinator of civil society activities in processes of the High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) and Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). In our five minutes, we have three things to say: on substance, tools, and process; and two questions to ask.Read more< High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development Informal Interactive Hearings Rebooting global governance of migration and development: An HLD outcome of a 5-year collaboration between civil society and-governmentsIn November last year, over 800 representatives of civil society organizations met in the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Mauritius and in the World Social Forum on Migration in Manila. In plenaries and working sessions, we developed the proposal to you to adopt a 5-year Agenda of Collaboration between governments and civil society as an outcome at this year’s High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD). One of the 8 points on that Agenda is collaborating together, over 5 years, in a practical “reboot” of migration governance.Read more< |
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