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.
Africa   Africans seek protection for migrating kidsMANILA, 24 February 2010 (The Inquirer<)—With increasing cross-border movement of unaccompanied minors, 15 African countries are threshing out ways to strengthen cooperation for the protection of children at risk, at a three-day UN-backed meeting beginning Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa, the UN office here said in a news release.Read more< Horn of Africa Somali refugees risk passage to YemenYEMEN, 15 February 2010 (The Los Angeles Times<)—Fleeing civil war and poverty, Somalis take rickety boats to Yemen, the poorest Arab country. Yemen officials say they have a 'moral obligation' to accept the refugees, many of whom don't make it.Read more<  ICMC Member US Conference of Catholic Bishops presents recommendations for Zimbabwean refugeesWASHINGTON, 20 January 2010 (USCCB<)—Migration and Refugee Services has released a summary report of the USCCB delegation’s visit to South Africa and Zimbabwe, during which they explored a series of refugee crises in the region.Read more< Democratic Republic of the Congo Tribe clash forces new displacement in DR CongoKINSHASA, 23 November 2009 (Xinhua<)—The population of the Buburu locality, situated in the Bomongo territory in the Equateur province of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC), deserted their homes on Friday and Saturday to take refuge on the other side of the Congo river in Impfondo of the Republic of Congo, fleeing the approaching armed youths of Enyele tribe, who are hunting down their enemies of Boba tribe.Read more< Tanzania No place called homeMTABILA, 21 November 2009 (The Guardian<)—Tanzania's desire to reduce its refugee population could mean an unwanted return home for thousands of Burundians who fled a civil war characterised by appalling human rights abusesRead more< South Africa UN Agency Describes South African Violence as XenophobiaWASHINGTON DC, 20 November 2009 (VOA<)—Local workers drive 3,000 foreigners from shacks in competition for farming jobsRead more<  |
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