Switzerland resettles six Iraqi refugee familiess from Syria, reports SwissInfo

Thirty-seven refugees fleeing violence in Syria have arrived in Switzerland as part of a United Nations resettlement programme. This is the second such group to be given special protection in Switzerland.

The seven families – six of Iraqi and one of Palestinian origin – including ten women and 14 children, had fled armed violence in Iraq between 2007-2010 to seek refuge in Syria.Read more<

Statement of UN High Commissioner

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres speaks out on 2007's World Refugee Day.Read more<

H.E. Archbishop Tomasi speaks on the need for aid in Iraq

GENEVA, 17 April 2007—H.E.Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office at Geneva, looks forward to heightened and to concrete forms of help for uprooted populations from Iraq.Read more<

Canary Islands crisis addressed by ICMC Secretary General

GENEVA 5 September 2006 (ICMC) — Following the recent wave of migrants that have landed and continue to land in the Canary Islands, most in appalling conditions, ICMC wishes to express grave concern about the factors that lead to such dangerous migration and the response of government and civil society.Read more<

Church committed to new era of migration

Church holds three-day meeting of ICMC Members worldwide, endorsing strategy of broader response to migration issues.Read more<

ICMC appoints Mr. Peter Hislaire Director of Operations

ICMC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter Hislaire as Director of Operations, effective Friday, May 19, replacing Ken Patterson, who is returning to the United States after 10 years of service to ICMC.Read more<