Burmese Refugees in Malaysia fight Gender Based Violence through community-based programming

MALAYSIA, 27 March 2014 (ICMC) – “A lot of women suffer from Gender Based Violence (GBV), but they don’t know how to ask for help. People don’t understand that survivors should be helped instead of blamed. We must change what we can now, only then will women gain equality and respect,” said Iang Chin Par, a Burmese refugee living in Malaysia and a member of the ICMC Refugee Women’s Protection Corps (RWPC).

The RWPC was formed by ICMC more than four years ago and has since served as the foundation of ICMC work and community-based approach to prevent and respond to GBV amongst Burmese refugees in Malaysia. With generous financial support from the US State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM), ICMC staff mentors, supervises and coordinates a group of around twenty RWPC volunteers from the Burmese refugee community to better address harmful gender inequalities.Read more<

Art contest helps Burmese refugee youth in Malaysia spread a culture of non-violence

30 September 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ICMC) -– Art is helping some 100 Burmese refugee teenagers in Malaysia become aware of and learn how to combat sexual and gender-based violence, and call for respectful relationships within their communities.

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), in collaboration with its mini-grant recipient, the Kachin Refugee Learning Centre, has launched an art contest based on the themes of ‘Say No to Violence’ and ‘Respect’.Read more<

ICMC gives a Syrian refugee in Jordan some breathing space in a long wait away from home

(Al-Mafraq, Jordan) 25 February 2013 -- Leila fled to Jordan with her two young children nearly a year ago, as she feared that they would not live to see another day if they stayed in Syria.

When other ICMC caseworkers and I entered her bare apartment in Al-Mafraq, it was obvious that Leila’s two children shared her resilience. They were quick to scurry around, crawling over laps and digging into their packets of crisps, trying to conceal the excitement that our visit had triggered.Read more<

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<

Resettlement Support Center (RSC) for refugee resettlement

For over 60 years the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has served hundreds of thousands of refugees from around the world. The resettlement of refugees from countries of first asylum to the United States has been at the heart of ICMC’s activities since its creation.Read more<

Assistant Secretary Anne Richard of the US Department of State’s Population, Refugees, and Migration visited the ICMC Istanbul office

ISTANBUL, 13 September 2012 - Assistant Secretary Anne Richard of the US Department of State’s Population, Refugees, and Migration visited the Istanbul office of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). The Assistant Secretary toured the program offices, observed an interview with a refugee being considered for resettlement to the United States, and participated in an adult and youth cultural orientation class for refugees ready to depart for the US.Read more<