Middle EastTurkey US Consul General visits ICMC TurkeyISTANBUL 5 February 5, 2009 — ICMC Turkey, the regional Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, had the pleasure of receiving Sharon Wiener, the United States Consul General in Istanbul.Read more< ICMC Resettlement Deployee A Family ResemblanceA refugee story by ICMC-UNHCR deployee, Emad, about the incredible interview that marked his deployment in Beirut, Lebanon.Read more< UN General Assembly The Holy See speaks out on GazaIn statements presented at the UN on 9, 14 and 16 January by the Permanent Representative of the Holy See in New York and Geneva, the Holy See called for an immediate end to the violence in Gaza, and for the protection of civilians on all sides.Read more< Refugee resettlement Life after Iraq: Separate livesHakim* and his sister are Iraqi refugees, having fled their country when violence touched their lives. While both are refugees, he and his family now live in Madison Heights, USA, while she and her family are in Damascus, Syria, awaiting resettlement. Here is his story.Read more< UN General Assembly Promoting and protecting the right to religious freedomNEW YORK, 29 October 2008—H.E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, speaks to the importance of ensuring the implementation of the right to religious freedom.Read more< |