North AmericaCrises: Syria ICMC hosts meeting of Assistant Secretary Anne Richard With Syrian Refugees(Geneva) 29 January 2013 – ICMC yesterday welcomed a delegation led by Assistant Secretary Anne Richard of the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), who had come to meet with Syrian refugees as thousands are crossing into Jordan to escape ongoing violence in their home country.Read more< News bites Canada to take in 5,000 refugees from Turkey, reports Today's ZamanCanadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, who paid a visit to Syrians living in refugee camps in Turkey on Monday, has stated that his country would resettle up to 5,000 refugees currently living in Turkey by 2018.Read more< U.S. Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ms. Anne C. Richard: A meeting with refugees in IstanbulUSA, 18 September 2012 - Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Anne C. Richard visited Istanbul to learn more about the situation of refugees in Turkey. At the Resettlement Support Center run by the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), one of PRM's long-standing partners, she had the opportunity to meet with refugees from different countries and obtained an insight to ICMC's resettlement work in Turkey. Read more about Assistant Secretary of State Ms. Richard's experience on DipNote, the U.S. Department of State official blog.Read more< Sunday Night Prime ICMC President John Klink on EWTN's Sunday Night PrimeIRONDALE, 4 September 2011—The President of the International Catholic Migration Commission, John M. Klink, gives insight into ICMC’s historical background, mission and activities on EWTN’s Sunday Night Prime. Talking about current challenges faced by people on the move and ICMC’s response, he illustrates the organization’s dedication to the dignity of every human being, a respect for their labour and rights, and the distinct values of family unity, solidarity and the common good.Read more< ![]() |