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.
United States of America    Turkey 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< Latin America Migration major force in Americas for years to comeANTIGUA, 4 February 2009 (CNS<)—To escape war and poverty, Latin Americans will continue to flock to neighboring countries and to the United States for work and security, making migration a dominant economic and social force in the Americas for years to come, migration experts said. ICMC Secretary General comments on the important pastoral and social role the Church has to play.Read more<  Urgent Call for International Response to Boat People and Other Migrants Injured or Traumatized Crossing BordersThe Bishop of Djibouti is to make a direct appeal for an urgent response to migrant victims of violence this week in Geneva.Read more<  Former ICMC staff member honoured Filipino English teacher gets New York Times awardMANILA 5 June 2008 (The Inquirer<) — There are times when the classroom of former ICMC staff member Feliciano Jaime “Chito” Atienza, who teaches English to immigrants, seems less of a classroom and more of a United Nations peace panel.Read more< Northern Mariana: Immigration Protection Extended to WorkersPresident Bush signed legislature that would allow victims of human trafficking to apply for a special visa. Read more<  Global Forum on Migration and Development Migration and development: A forum for the futureThe first Global Forum on Migration and Development in Brussels in July demonstrates new convening, convergence, and consensus in an age of migration.Read more<  |
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